Andrei Covatariu is an international energy and climate change expert. His activity focuses on climate and energy policies, concentrating on the energy transition process and its geopolitical, economic, and social challenges. He holds multiple roles, working at the intersection of theoreticians (think tanks, academia) and practitioners (energy industry, international organizations, domestic), engaging with both private and public stakeholders across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Andrei’s views and policy analyses are constantly published and cited in international media.

He is the Co-Chair of the Task Force on "Digitalization in Energy" and Vice-Chair of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

At the same time, Andrei is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council (Washington, DC) and a Research Fellow at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (Brussels), where he contributes to research and discussions on energy security and geopolitics, and the evolving regulatory and energy policy landscapes. He is also an Expert Member of the Nuclear Development Committee (NDC) at the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the OECD, appointed by the Romanian government.

Additionally, he is a Middle East Institute (United States) Affiliate, a Senior Research Associate at Energy Policy Group (Romania), and an Associate Lecturer at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies.

Andrei holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in nuclear engineering, a master’s degree in business administration, and a Master’s in Public Policy (MPP) from the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford (St Antony's College), where he also completed a summer project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School.