George Karayannis has over 25 years of emerging technology and sustainable solutions sales, marketing and business development leadership experience at Fortune 100 firms & high-tech startups. Mr. Karayannis currently leads Panasonic’s CityNOW business in North America.
Mr. Karayannis previously held leadership positions at Schneider Electric, Lockheed Martin, AT&T, and several high tech startups. He also co-founded a grassroots non-profit organization developing a sustainable national energy policy, was elected as a town councilman, and served on an ICBM launch crew in the US Air Force.
Mr. Karayannis has authored a book on the new ISO 37120 standard for Smart City indicators, is restoring a 100-year old opera house to LEED Gold, has an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, a BA from the University of Dayton, and is a LEED Accredited Professional.