Experts & Staff

Giorgos Verdi

Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise

Geopolitics of technology, AI governance, digital diplomacy, EU technological competitiveness

Languages

English, French, Greek

Biography

Giorgos Verdi is a policy fellow with the European Power programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. His research focuses on the implications of critical and emerging technologies for the EU’s competitiveness, economic security, and foreign policy.

Before joining ECFR, Verdi was a policy advisor to the European DIGITAL SME Alliance, where he worked with high-tech small and medium enterprises and start-ups. He has also worked with the European Parliament and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy.

Verdi holds an MA in EU international relations and diplomacy from the College of Europe and a BA in international relations from the University of Piraeus.