Dr Economou has been the President at the Center of Renewable Energy Sources and Savings (CRES) since September 2019.

He received his Ph.D. with Magna Cum Laude in Applied Sciences from Catholic University of Leuven (BE), Faculty of Engineering and his Engineering Diploma from the National Technical University of Athens (GR), Mining and Metallurgical Engineering Department.

As an Engineer and member of the Technical Chamber of Greece since 1990, he has extensive work experience in industry, research centres and business consulting in Greece, Belgium, USA, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates.

Dr. Economou has published more than 40 scientific articles in the fields of Energy, Environmental Technologies and Materials Science and Engineering.