Professor Maria Gavouneli

Director General
ELIAMEP

Professor Maria Gavouneli

Director General
ELIAMEP

Biography

LL.M. (Cantab), Ph.D. (Cantab) (Guggenheim Prize); Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law & Athens Public International Law Center – Athens PIL, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens; Director, Refugee & Migration Studies Hub – RMS Hub, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens; Fulbright Scholar – Greece at the University of California Berkeley (2018-2019).
Greek National Commission of Human Rights, President; member, Sub-Committee on Accreditation, UN OHCHR; member, National Accessibility Authority; National Transparency Authority, member of the Management Board (2020-2023).
Attorney-at-law, Athens Bar; Managing Partner, Gavouneli Micha Law Firm. Arbitrator under ICC rules, other domestic rules, and Greek law; counsel, legal advisor and consultant in energy and environmental matters; arbitrator and STD expert under the EU trade agreements.