Paolo Frankl
Head of the Renewable Energy Division
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Paolo Frankl is Head of the Renewable Energy Division at the International Energy Agency (IEA). Dr. Frankl
leads the IEA’s work on renewables, providing analysis and advice on policies, markets and technologies to 31
Member countries and 17 Association and Accession countries.
A physicist by training, Dr. Frankl holds a Ph.D in energy and environmental technologies from the University of
Rome 1 "La Sapienza" and has been post-doc Marie Curie research fellow at INSEAD business school in
Fontainebleau, France. Dr. Frankl has 30 years of experience working on renewable energy systems and markets,
life cycle assessment and eco-labeling.