Costas brings over 16 years experience in technology innovation, product development and project management in the photonics and telecom industries. He has worked for world-class multinational corporations, such as Alcatel-Lucent, and for a high technology start-up from the University of Southampton, from its initial stages until it floated in the AIM stock market, where he managed high-complexity technology development projects for high-visibility defence organisations in the US and Europe.

Prior to joining CITI, Costas worked for Pera Innovation, a multi-national management and technology consultancy, working on operational improvement projects while more recently, he worked for Isis Innovation, the Technology transfer company of the University of Oxford, as a Managing Consultant leading a team of consultants and senior consultants involved in innovation management, technology transfer, technical due diligence and business transformation projects for several universities, commercial, and government organisations globally.

Costas has gained international consulting experience working with public and private sector clients spanning across Europe, South East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and regularly delivers courses and presentations to conferences and Universities worldwide about innovation management.

He enjoys spending time with his family, running and travelling around the globe, when possible.