Nicholas P. Tsakos

Nicholas (Nikolas) P. Tsakos is the founder of Tsakos Energy Navigation, where he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer. He has been involved in ship management since 1981 and was Chairman of INTERTANKO and President of the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA). He has also sat on the board of the UK P&I Club and the Union of Greek Shipowners.

He studied economics and political science at Columbia University (1985) and holds a master's degree in shipping, trade and finance from City University Business School, London (1987).

He moderated Mare Forum 2002 and was a panellist at the Oslo Shipping Forum in 2006.