Dr. Candris is the retired President and CEO of the Westinghouse Electric Company. During his 37 year career with the company, Dr. Candris held a number of technical, management, and executive positions within the company.

In addition to his position on the Board of The Hellenic Initiative, Dr. Candris serves on the Board of NiSource Inc., and on the Boards of Trustees of Transylvania University, and the Hellenic American University, as well as the Advisory Boards of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, and the Carnegie-Mellon Energy Institute.

Dr. Candris holds a B.A. Degree in Physics and Mathematics from Transylvania University, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Nuclear Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.