Dr. Phoebe Koundouri is a world-renowned pioneer in innovative, human-centric, interdisciplinary systems for the sustainable interaction between nature, society, and the economy, included in the Stanford University list of Top 2% of world scientists. She is a professor of economics; director of ReSEES Laboratory, Athens University of Economics and Business; and research professor at the Technical University of Denmark – DTU. She is director of the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) at ATHENA RC and of the Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation. She holds a MPhil and a PhD in economics from the University of Cambridge and has held academic positions at the University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Reading, and London School of Economics.