Energy Tech Management Team

Costas Simoglou is the Center of Innovation’s director of Energy Technology, where his mission is to help Georgia’s companies accelerate the development of new products, ideas, and business models in the energy ecosystem and maintain the state’s leadership position in the fields of energy generation, storage, transmission, distribution, and consumption.

Costas has more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience in the technology industry. He entered the software industry in 1987 as an international sales manager for ZSoft Corporation and joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development in 1993. Tasked with developing a statewide export promotions program for the technology industry, he assisted more than 300 Georgia-based technology companies expand internationally. In 2000, he was assigned the task of recruiting technology companies to Georgia, resulting in more than $500 million in direct and indirect investment. 

A few years later, he began developing and implementing the Center of Innovation’s energy technology program, one of Georgia’s key strategic industries.

Costas has been an active member of the technology community in Georgia and served on the boards of directors for AeA (formerly known as the American Electronics Association) and the Southeastern Software Association.

Dawn M. Price works with the Georgia Department of Economic Development on the Centers of Innovation team. She is an Industry Engagement Manager for both the Center's Energy Technology and Information Technology teams. She is focused on building relationships and strengthening Georgia’s industry ecosystems and local business climates—thus building the newly created Georgia Creative Communities Project, a community-based economic development program focused on creative industries. 

In her former role, Ms. Price served as a Program Analyst on the the Center's Management Team that supports five centers with industry focuses on: Aerospace, Energy, IT, Logistics and Manufacturing. Ms. Price managed the program’s budget, grant program, and assisted with marketing. Her professional background is in: Communications/Marketing, Strategy, Administration, and Program Management. 

Ms. Price received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree from the University of Georgia. In her spare time, Ms. Price enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She serves in various capacities as a Production Volunteer on the broadcast team at her church, a global ministry with millions of viewers worldwide. She is also a Board Member of The Bridge, Inc., a SACS-accredited community development organization that provides a non-traditional learning environment, for young people ages 16-21, who faced challenges in traditional academic settings by allowing them to earn their diplomas and preparing them for postsecondary success.