Maintaining energy security in the transition to clean energy

Fatih Birol

Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)

As the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Dr Fatih Birol has moved the Agency to the forefront of global efforts to shape a more secure, affordable and sustainable energy future.

He has been included in the TIME100, TIME's annual list of the world's most influential people, and named by Forbes as one of the most influential people in the world of energy. He is the recipient of numerous high-level decorations from governments from all around the world.