Stelios Grafakos

Dr Stelios Grafakos is a Principal Researcher/ Economist in GGGI’s Office of Thought Leadership, based in Seoul, South Korea. In his current role, he is responsible for GGGI’s work on macroeconomic aspects of green growth, particularly those related to countries’ investment needs for the implementation of their green growth strategies and policies. Within this field, he is also working on the assessment of employment impacts and analysis of potential economic opportunities of countries investing in green growth. Prior to GGGI, Stelios was the Head of Environment and Climate Change group at the International Institute of Urban Development Studies (IHS) at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. He has led a number of research, advisory and capacity building projects on environmental economics and climate change policy issues, supporting local and national governments in low- and middle-income countries, to develop their low carbon and climate resilient strategies. Stelios holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business, a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management and Policy from the University of Amsterdam and a PhD in decision analysis and support from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. In addition, he has published several peer-reviewed articles in academic journals, books, and international conferences.