George Lagios

George joined National Energy since inception in 2019 and is Country Manager for Greece. He manages all aspects of country operations and is responsible for overseeing the portfolio of existing and growing renewable energy assets, covering origination, transaction, and contract negotiation. Further, he manages due diligence ensuring projects meet financing and technical requirements.

George brings over a decade of experience across investment, engineering, and project development. He was most recently with the UK-domiciled Ingenious Group from 2016-2018 as a Senior Investment Associate on the UK Alternative Investment Fund team. In this role, he worked on utility-scale infrastructure projects across district energy schemes, e-mobility, materials processing, and biogas generation. Notably, he helped structure and finance two of the UK’s first pre-treatment feedstock plants. George began his career in the UK where he engineered clean energy projects for ENGIE and SSE Plc, two of the UK’s leading generators of renewable energy and supplier of low carbon services.

George holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics from the University of Patras and an MSc in Environmental Technology & Energy Policy from Imperial College London. He is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece. In his spare time, George enjoys a good read, spending time near the seaside and exploring Athens’s vibrant restaurant scene.