Maria Christantoni studied Mining Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and holds an MSc in Water Resources Science and Technology. She is currently a PhD candidate in Environmental Economics at the NTUA. She is the Sustainability Officer of the Hellenic Republic Development Asset Fund, focusing on the integration of sustainability into the privatization process. She has previously worked for 5 years as Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Expert in the Directorate of Environmental Licensing at the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy. She is the youngest-ever elected member of the National Assembly of the Technical Chamber of Greece and has served two consecutive terms from 2010 till 2017.”