Prof. Phoebe Koundouri

Phoebe Koundouri is a Professor in Economics and Econometrics and Director of Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability at Athens University of Economics and Business, as well as a Research Professor in Environmental Economics at the Department of Technology, Management and Economics at the Technical University of Denmark co-leading the Climate and Energy Division of the Technology, Management and Economics Department. She also holds a number of esteemed positions including but not limited to Director of the Sustainable Development Unit at ATHENA Information Technologies Research Center; President of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE); Chair of the SDSN Global Climate Hub, co-chair of SDSN Europe and SDSN Greece; and Founder and Scientific Director of the Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Aeiphoria. Prof. Koundouri is widely recognized as a pioneer in innovative, human-centric, and interdisciplinary systems for the sustainable interaction between nature, society, and the economy. She is listed in the 1% of most-cited female economists in the world, with 15 published books, over 600 published peer-reviewed scientific articles, and more than 100 interdisciplinary research projects with applications in over 120 countries around the world. She holds a MPhil and a PhD in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Cambridge.