Background
Cavounidis, Spyros was born on December 20, 1944 in Athens. Son of Constantine and Domnitsa (Lanitou) Cavounidis.
Cavounidis, Spyros was born on December 20, 1944 in Athens. Son of Constantine and Domnitsa (Lanitou) Cavounidis.
Diploma Civil Engineering, National Technology University Athens, 1968. Master of Science Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1975.
Teaching assistant, Stanford (California) U., 1970-1972; soils engineer, Geomechaniki S.A., Athens, 1974-1978; lecturer, Imperial College, London, 1978-1980; consultant, Athens, 1982-1989; secretary general, Ministry of Interior/Greece, Athens, 1989; director, partner, Geotechnical Design Company Ltd., Athens, 1989-1993; director, partner, Edafos Ltd., Athens, since 1993. Organizing committee First Geotechnical Conference, Greece, 1985-1988. Member Soils Mechanics Committee, Athens, 1975-1978, 80-89, Committee on Research, Technology Chamber, Athens, 1975-1978.
President Foreign Students Association, Stanford, 1969-1970. Member central committee Party-Pasok, Athens, 1974-1975, Party-Sosialistiki Poreia, Athens, 1975-1978, Party-Synaspismos, Athens, 1989-2000. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Hellenic Society Soil Mechanics Foundation Engineering (president since 1998), Technology Chamber of Greece, Civil Engineers Association Greece, Athens College Alumni Association, British Geotechnical Society.
Married Jennifer Ann Springer, September 11, 1974. Children: Constantine, Athena.