George Karayannis
North American Smart Cities Lead
Honeywell
George Karayannis leads Honeywell’s North American Smart Cities team and has 30 years of leadership
with complex systems, emerging technologies, and sustainable solutions.
George previously led smart city teams at Panasonic and Schneider Electric, the smart grid team at
Lockheed Martin, the smart mobility team at Vix, and IoT teams at AT&T and several wireless sensor
startups. He co-founded a non-profit focused on US energy independence, was an elected
councilmember, and served as a systems analyst on an ICBM launch crew in the US Air Force.
George has authored a book on the ISO 37120 standard for Smart City indicators, refurbished an historic
opera house, has an MBA from Case Western Reserve, a BA from the University of Dayton, and is a LEED
Accredited Professional.