Yannis Bassias

Mr. Yannis Bassias is an energy analyst and former President and CEO of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management Company (HHRM), where he played a key role in shaping Greece’s national strategy for hydrocarbons and energy security. He also participated in the early organizational stages of the National Energy and Climate Committee (NECC), during the phase when its core principles and technical specifications were defined. He writes in the Greek and international press, offering technical analyses on the energy mix and the economic dimensions of the transition, and has advised municipalities in Western Macedonia on the development of energy and mineral resources. He brings more than thirty years of international experience in reservoir evaluation, technical project development, and petroleum portfolio management, having led multinational teams and corporate groups in France and the United States. His work includes offshore projects in West and North Africa, the Mozambique Channel, and the central–southern Atlantic. His career began in academic research at the Free University of Berlin, focusing on Northwest Africa, and later as Associate Professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, specializing in the genesis of the Indian Ocean. He is a graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holds a PhD from Pierre and Marie Curie University, and completed postgraduate studies in business administration and economics in Paris. He has been a Fellow of the Council of Europe and a research scholar of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. His publications appear in international scientific and industry journals, and he has co edited three marine expedition reports on the Indian Ocean.