Phoebe Koundouri

Phoebe Koundouri is a professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and Econometrics. Her research focuses on the interaction between socio-economic systems and the environment. According to a Stanford University database, she ranks (for multiple years) among the top 2% of scientists globally in terms of research impact and citations. She is also a member of the Nominating Committee for the Nobel Prize in Economics.

Koundouri is a Professor at the School of Economics, [https://www.dept.aueb.gr/en/deos/content/department-international-and-european-economic-studies Department of International and European Economic Studies], at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). She is Founder and Director of the [https://www.dept.aueb.gr/en/ReSEES Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (ReSEES)] at the same University. She is a Visiting Professor at the [https://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/ Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge], and a Senior Research Associate at Peterhouse at the University of Cambridge. She is also the Founder and Director of the [https://www.athenarc.gr/en/sdu Sustainable Development Unit] at the [https://www.athenarc.gr/en/home Athena Research Center].

She is the founder and Scientific Director of the [https://ae4ria.org/ Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Aeiphoria] (AE4RIA), a research network involving over 200 researchers and more than 100 competitively funded interdisciplinary projects across over 120 countries. She also serves as Chair of the [https://unsdsn.globalclimatehub.org/ UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Global Climate Hub], and Co-Chair of [https://www.unsdsn.org/eu SDSN Europe], which engages over 2,000 universities worldwide.

Professor Koundouri is an academician, elected fellow of several academies including Academia Europaea, World Academy of Art and Science, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, InterAcademy Partnership, [https://www.aetdew.org/ Academy of Engineering and Technology of the Developing World], Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences – Program on the Fraternal Economy, [https://www.eaere.org/ European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists] (EAERE), and the European Forest Institute. In 2020, she received a European Research Council Synergy Grant. In 2021, she was awarded the EAERE ERC Award for scientific excellence. In 2023, she received the Academy of Athens Award for Scientific Excellence., an award presented every four years by the Academy to recognize outstanding scientific contributions.

In 2019, she was elected President of the [https://www.eaere.org/ European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists] (EAERE), a scientific association with more than 1,500 member institutions from over 75 countries. She currently serves as Chair of the [https://www.eaere.org/wcerea/ World Council of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists Associations] (WCEREA), which brings together regional associations including those in the USA, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

Professor Koundouri’s international activities include advisory work in the multilateral space, such as Academia Europaea Representative to the [https://www.g20.org/en/g20-social/engagement-groups/science-s20 S20 Task Force 2 on Bioeconomy] of the [https://www.g20.org/en G20 Heads of States], Commissioner for the [https://covid19commission.org/commissioners Lancet Commission on COVID-19 Recovery], member of the [https://www.pass.va/en/events/2023.html Fraternal Economy of Integral and Sustainable Development of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences], the [https://www.eib.org/en/projects/topics/social-sustainability/gender/wcln European Investment Bank Climate Leaders Network], the [https://leadingwomenfortheocean.org/ Leading Women for the Ocean] (LWO), the [https://www.nbri.gov.cy/board-members/ National Board for Research and Innovation] (NBRI) of Cyprus, the [https://ypen.gov.gr/perivallon/klimatiki-allagi/ethnikos-klimatikos-nomos/epistimoniki-epitropi-klimatikis-allagis-arthro-29/ Special Scientific Committee on Climate Change of the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy] and its representative in the [https://www.climatecouncils.org/ International Climate Councils Network] (ICCN), the [https://www.stsforum.org/racc2023/iac/ Regional Action on Climate Change International Advisory Committee] (RACC-IAC) associated with the [https://www.stsforum.org/ STS Forum] funded by the government of Japan; Earth-Humanity Coalition (EHC), [https://climate-pact.europa.eu/get-involved/meet-our-ambassadors/phoebe-koundouri_en EU Climate Pact Ambassador], [https://tourduvalat.org/en/ Scientific and Conservation Council, Tour du Valat Institut de Recherche pour la Conservation des Zones Humides Méditerranéenne], EAERE observer for the 7th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) and scientific stakeholder to the [https://www.ipcc.ch/report/special-report-on-climate-change-and-cities/ IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities], and Ambassador for the European Research Council (ERC). She has also acted as an advisor to the United Nations, G20, World Bank, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, OECD, World Health Organization, as well as governments and public and private organizations internationally.

She holds an MPhil and a PhD in Economics from the Faculty of Economics and Politics, Department of Economics, University of Cambridge, and has held academic positions at the University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Reading, London School of Economics and Political Science, and the Technical University of Denmark.

She has published 19 monographs and edited volumes, as well as more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific papers and around 200 articles in the public press, in fields such as economics and econometrics, mathematics, social sciences, environmental sciences, geosciences, multidisciplinary sciences and philosophy of science, including publications in Nature, The Lancet, and other leading economics, econometrics and sustainability science journals. She serves as editor or co-editor of several academic journals, including ''Nature: Climate Action'', ''Environmental and Resource Economics'', and ''Frontiers in Environmental Economics''. She has also organized international scientific conferences, supervised PhD students, and delivered keynote speeches at international conferences and multilateral fora.

Her research spans climate economics, sustainable finance, biodiversity, water, innovation, and intergenerational equity, and has been cited in both academic and policy-making contexts.

She resides in Athens, Greece, with her husband, Professor Nikitas Pittis, and their three daughters Chrysilia, Billie and Athena.

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