Mrs. Venetia Kallipolitou graduated from the National Technical University of Athens, Department of Electrical Engineer & Engineer of computing Systems in 1995, and in 2001, she also obtained her MSc in Computer Science from the University of Essex.

Mrs. Kallipolitou has served the Hellenic Coast Guard for more that 21 years, dealing mainly with issues of shipping policy, representing the Hellenic Ministry of Shipping in several International and EU Fora and Organizations. She served as maritime attaché of Greece to the Council of the EU in Brussels for three years and she was the national coordinator at the Greek EU Presidency in 2014 for Shipping. From 2014 till 2017 she served as Director of the Seafarers’ Training Directorate in the Hellenic Ministry of Shipping.

In 2017 she joined Tsakos Group of Companies, initially as Deputy Managing Director, responsible for Human Element and Training. In 2018, she undertook the responsibility, as coordinator, to establish and operate the Tsakos Enhanced Education Nautical School in Chios Island, where she is still member of the administrative board and legal representative of Tsakos Maritime Education nonprofit company under which TEENS is operating.

In 2020, she was assigned the position of Tsakos Group Education & Training Advisor and in 2023, she took over the position of Tsakos Group Cross-Departmental HR & Training Manager, ensuring that company’s human capital both ashore & onboard, is of the highest quality and qualification.

[During her whole career has been awarded the following honors: – COMMANDER’S CROSS OF THE ORDER OF HONOUR – COMMANDER’S CROSS OF THE ORDER OF PHOENIX – MEDAL OF MILITARY MERIT B’ CLASS -MERITORIUS COMMAND MEDAL C’ CLASS -MERITORIUS STAFF OFFICER COMMENDATION MEDAL B’ CLASS.]