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Mission
Innovelix is dedicated to pioneering transformative wireless technologies for commercial and defense applications. Our mission is to improve quality of life and strengthen national defense capabilities. We are committed to innovation that drives progress and meets the complex demands of a modern society.
Innovelix Leadership
Stavros Georgakopoulos
President & Founder
Stavros Georgakopoulos is the President and Founder of Innovelix, LLC. Dr. Georgakopoulos is an innovator in wireless systems with 30 years of expertise. He holds 30 patents in various wireless technologies and has successfully led large-scale multi-university research projects on antennas, phased arrays, ultrawideband systems, beamformers, deployable high-gain antennas, and wireless charging. Prior to Innovelix, he worked in the RF/microwave industry and has extensive experience with the management of large scale and complex projects from research and design to prototyping and production. He has published over 250 articles in top-tier journals and conferences, and 4 book chapters. Dr. Georgakopoulos became a Senior IEEE member in 2011, and a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors in 2022. He served as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation from 2013 to 2019 and he currently serves an Associate Editor of the IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation (2019–present).
Paul Marko
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Paul Marko is the Senior VP of Engineering and Chief Innovation Officer of Innovelix, LLC. Prior to joining Innovelix, Paul was SVP Advanced Technology and Chief Technology Officer for Sirius XM Radio and XM Satellite Radio, respectively. Paul led the development of 6 generations of highly integrated satellite and terrestrial radio chipsets and spearheaded many of the key systems technologies. Prior to satellite radio , Paul spent 18 years at Motorola developing 2-way radio data systems, telepoint and cellular digital phone systems and led development of paging’s core digital receiver chipsets. Paul has expertise in antenna design, diversity systems, EMI, RF propagation and metamaterials. Paul has been inducted into the Space and Technology Hall of Fame and holds or co-holds more than 120 US patents.
Vassilios Georgakopoulos
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Vassilios Georgakopoulos is the Chief Operations Officer at Innovelix, LLC. Prior to Innovelix, he worked for capital firms on assisting clients in SPAC sponsorships and SPAC M&A, organizing equity based and commercial credit raises for companies, guiding companies through M&A transactions both buy and sell-side, working with companies on business development and customer discovery to create strategic and commercial advancements, and structuring and organizing companies through corporate/venture consulting.