Team Profile

Ioannis Vlachos is Technology Director of EcoGuard Global and a senior energy and sustainability expert with over 15 years of experience supporting the design and implementation of market-based mechanisms that enable decarbonization and emissions reduction in the energy sector. He is highly skilled in energy market design, regulatory frameworks, flexibility mechanisms, and the digitalisation of electricity systems, with particular emphasis on infrastructures that support carbon pricing, emissions monitoring, and MRV-ready market operation, including smart metering, data platforms, and interoperable IT/OT architectures.

Ioannis has provided advisory and technical assistance services to European institutions, international financial institutions, and national authorities, including the European Commission, EBRD, World Bank, and the Energy Community.

He has worked closely with TSOs, DSOs, and regulators to develop regulatory frameworks, market monitoring systems, and digital infrastructures that underpin EU ETS-aligned electricity markets, transparency, and verifiable emissions accounting. His experience includes extensive participation in EU-funded research and innovation projects addressing flexibility markets, cross-border electricity markets, and digital solutions that enable reliable MRV, system flexibility, and carbon-efficient energy system operation.