George Economou (shipbuilder)
George Economou Γεώργιος Οικονόμου | |
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| Born | August 4, 1953 Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Shipowner & Art collector |
| Board member of | Owner of Cardiff Marine Ltd Chairman of DryShips Inc Major shareholder of Danaos Corporation |
George Economou or Georgios Ekonomou (Γεώργιος Οικονόμου, born 1953) is a Greek billionaire shipowner, CEO of DryShips Inc. and Ocean Rig, and the owner of Cardiff Marine. Economou owns oil tankers as well as dry bulk ships and manages them through Cardiff Marine. He was on the Forbes Magazines list of the world's billionaires on place 707 and he is included in the Lloyd's List "One Hundred Most Influential People in the Shipping Industry" list, ranking 34th in 2022.