Catie Thorburn, a social entrepreneur, is the President of Generation Europe Foundation which she established in 1995. She has been the driving force behind the creation of the Generation Europe’s activities, including the Europa diary which has been published in 28 countries in over 2.4 million copies.

Prior to this she created and ran a small multinational in the field of multilingual document production and took it (Lexitech Inc) onto the New York Stock Exchange in 1986 (Nasdaq), was a Consultant for Eurexpansion (Expansion, Dow Jones and Handelsblatt publishers) at Europe Information Service and thereafter was a Board Member of the “Club de Bruxelles”, a leading European think-tank. She is Scottish and is fluent in English and French.

Prior to this she worked in a publishing house where she was responsible for pre-press work and proofing. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve in Germanic studies and also holds a degree in Book Science (specialized in publishing). She is Belgian, and speaks French, Dutch and English.

Daniel's first exposure to the Generation Europe Foundation came as a freelance writer for the 2009-2010 Europa Diary. He then joined the team on a full-time basis in September 2009 to take the editorial helm of the 2010-2011 edition.

After graduating from Boston College (2006) with a degree in political science and history, Daniel obtained an MA from the College of Europe (2007). Although it was only a one-year study programme, he stayed in Bruges a further two years, employed at the College's office for external projects and partnerships. There, he worked as a project manager on a number of service contracts for the European institutions, particularly related to communication and training. Daniel speaks English and French.

Stéphanie Racette has been working with Generation Europe since 1998. She is responsible for the management and implementation of Generation Europe's various projects.

Born in Canada and raised in the United States and Brussels, her background is by definition one of multi-cultural communication. After receiving a Bachelor’s degree from the American University in Washington, D.C. (1993), for which she completed a 6-month stage at Europolitique/European Report, and a Master’s Degree from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium (1994), she worked as Project Manager first in the entrepreneurial, then in the IT, multimedia and telecommunications sectors where she established and implemented communications strategies, undertook fund-raising activities, prepared conferences, and conducted research on European policy and programmes. She is fluent in English and French, and speaks German, Dutch and Spanish.

Arnaud joined the GE team again in August 2009 following a sabbatical in South America. His involvement with Generation Europe Foundation dates back to 2004 when he first joined the team. Over the years he acquired a solid experience in the management of diverse communication projects as well as international project development. As webmaster and as account manager in the field of press relations, as well as through his studies and previous jobs, he has gained extensive writing experience across a broad range of issues and through a variety of media.

His work experience is built on a background in international issues and human rights, as well as a very good knowledge of the European institutions and the European media. Arnaud holds a bachelor degree in International Relations and an MA in Transnational Communications. He speaks fluent French, Dutch and English, and has a very good knowledge of Spanish.