Professor Konstantinos Chalvatzis

About me:

Konstantinos Chalvatzis has joined the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy in 2024 as the Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Business Engagement and Innovation. In this role he leads the Faculty's uniquely diverse portfolio of external partnerships for contract research, consultancy, professional education, research facilities and IP commercialisation.  

Professor Chalvatzis joined the University of Exeter from the University of East Anglia (2010-23) where he was the inaugural Director of ClimateUEA (2019-23), leading the University’s largest interdisciplinary research theme. He was also the Associate Dean in the Faculty of Social Sciences (2018-23), responsible for the innovation and impact portfolios.

His research focuses on energy sector innovation, energy markets, early stage financing ventures; corporate sustainability and goverance. His projects have attracted EU, UK Government, industry and corporate investment funding of approximately £22m.

He holds visiting roles with the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP) and the School of Economics, Management and Statistics at the University of Bologna (IT) and has been visiting scholar with the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park (US).

Before joining academia he has led energy engineering projects across Eastern Europe, MENA and the Caucasus regions.

He has provided policy reviews for the IPCC WGIII, EU Commission (DG Energy, DG CLIMA and DG COMP) and IRENA. Konstantinos has been contracted to review for numerous research funders including within the EU Commission, the Irish Research Council, Israel Science Foundation and UKRI. He has also provided occassional manuscript reviews for over 50 academic journals.

Professor Chalvatzis has supervised 12 PhD candidates to a timely completion and has supported them to successful careers in research intensive universities and senior advisory roles.