George Christopoulos
George Christopoulos
Secretary General of Economic Policy and Strategy
Ministry of Economy and Finance, Greece
George Christopoulos is the General Secretary of Economic Policy & Strategy at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. His responsibilities include EU economic policies, the cooperation with international economic organisations, macroeconomic forecasts and analysis, as well as state aid.
He is an economist who holds a PhD from Maastricht University, an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BSc from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He previously served as the Deputy Governor of Greece’s Public Employment Service (DYPA) and had a central role in the design and management of Greece’s national Recovery and Resilience Plan.
George Christopoulos is also an affiliated researcher at UNU-MERIT, a UN think tank focusing on the economic impact of innovation. In this context he has co-authored policy reports on behalf of the European Commission.