Joe O'Connor

Joe is the CEO and co-founder of Work Time Revolution, a global consulting and research firm that specializes in redesigning work models for the age of AI.

He is a globally recognized expert in four-day workweeks, smart work design and sustainable performance, and an influential voice on the future of work.

He helps teams in startups, SMEs and Fortune 500s move beyond outdated industrial-era systems toward agile, outcome-focused cultures that promote focus and wellbeing, reduce overwork and busywork, and align work with the realities of modern life.

His mission is to create a world of better work and balanced lives, where we achieve more while working less.

He previously served as CEO of 4 Day Week Global, where he designed and led the world’s largest and most influential shorter workweek trials, supporting hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of employees across the US, Canada, UK, EU, and Australasia to reduce hours without sacrificing performance.

Prior to this, he pioneered the world’s first coordinated private sector four-day week pilot in Ireland and co-designed its research framework in collaboration with Boston College and University College Dublin. He has also served as a visiting research scholar with Cornell University, where he led a research project on work time reduction.

His perspective draws from more than a decade of leadership experience across purpose-driven organizations, think tanks, and labor movements. Joe combines academic depth with real-world expertise, bridging research and action to help shape what’s next in how we work.