Layla O'Kane is a Senior Economist and Research Director on the Economics team at Lightcast, where she leads projects that apply labor market data and economic analysis to inform workforce and education policy. Her work focuses on using real-time labor market information to understand skills trends, employment dynamics, and economic mobility. Prior to her role at Lightcast, she contributed research in labor economics with a focus on job quality and workforce development. O'Kane is affiliated with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), reflecting her engagement with broader economic research communities and her commitment to evidence-based policy analysis.