Theodore Chouliaras

Theodore Chouliaras is a petroleum economist with a career in banking, corporate finance and M&A, having worked at Citibank, HSBC and Eurobank. He is Chief Executive Officer and founder of UPoil Tankers & Trading and Chief Executive Officer of Upyachting Management Plc, listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange. He founded the Institute of Maritime & Economic Strategy in London in March 2011 and chaired its steering committee from 2013 to 2022, and teaches maritime economics to postgraduate students at the University of Limassol.

He was a panellist at four Mare Forum events between 2015 and 2025, including the 1st Mare Forum Malta 2015 and the 5th, 6th and 8th Mare Forum Mykonos.