Christos Kyrkoglou – (General Directorate for Monitoring and Implementation), Author at COGITO

Christos Kyrkoglou – (General Directorate for Monitoring and Implementation)

Mr Christos Kyrkoglou holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, as well as a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Development from the same institution. He has professional experience in the private sector, having worked in consulting firms specializing in the management of EU-funded programs. Since 2002, he serves as an executive of the Management Organization Unit of Development Programs (MOU S.A.), holding a number of senior and supervisory positions. From 2002 to 2023, he served in the Special Service for the Coordination and Monitoring of European Social Fund (ESF) Actions. Between 2011 and 2023, he served as Head of the Unit responsible for the coordination and monitoring of ESF interventions implemented under the Regional Operational Programs. In 2023, he was appointed Head of the Special Service for the Coordination of Regional Programs of the General Secretariat for the Partnership Agreement of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Since 2025, he is Head of the General Directorate for Monitoring and Implementation. His professional interests and fields of expertise span the full spectrum of development interventions under the Partnership Agreement for Regional Development 2021–2027, with a particular focus on employment, human resources development, innovation and entrepreneurship, social policy, territorial development, culture, and the environment. He speaks English and is married.

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