Charalampos Economou is Associate Professor of Health Policy and Sociology of Health at Panteion University. He worked for several years as a Researcher at the National School of Public Health. Born in Athens, he studied sociology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences. Economou obtained his MSc from the National School of Public Health, Athens, in health services management and his PhD from Panteion University, in social policy and health policy.