Our Team
PhD-level MIT specialists and analysts with deep expertise across every maritime segment. Our team combines academic rigor with real-world industry experience.
Leadership
Evangelos Efstathiou
Chief Executive Officer
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Evangelos Efstathiou is Chief Executive Officer of Marsoft. He is also CEO of Burmester & Vogel and Managing Director of Skysail Advisors. Mr. Efstathiou is known for his expertise in bulk maritime transportation and digital technology, regularly consulting shipowners, commodity traders, industry associations, and private equity investors on strategy, M&A, and industry trends. He publishes the Skysail Maritime Technology Landscape, providing widely followed market intelligence on technologies used in the maritime industry.
Wilson Zhu
Chief Technology Officer
M.S., Harvard University · S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wilson Zhu is Chief Technology Officer of Marsoft. Mr. Zhu also serves as Director of Artificial Intelligence at Burmester & Vogel, where he holds a patent pending for analysis of laytime in maritime shipping operations. He brings expertise in data science, artificial intelligence, and software engineering to Marsoft's technology strategy and product development.
Senior Team
Belinda Adye
Director, London
B.A. Hons, University College London
Belinda Adye is Director of Marsoft's London office. She is responsible for business development and sales.
Costas S. Bardjis
Principal Advisor
Ph.D. Studies, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology · M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Diploma, National Technical University of Athens
Costas Bardjis is the Principal Advisor. He has directed numerous projects at Marsoft, with his most recent focus on the liner and containership markets and credit rating.
Hauke Kite-Powell
Senior Vice President, Managing Decarbonization
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology · M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology · B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hauke L. Kite-Powell is Senior Analyst for liquid gas shipping at Marsoft, focusing on the LNG and LPG tanker markets and trades.
Kevin Hazel
Principal Advisor
M.A., Boston University · S.B., Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kevin Hazel is currently working as a consultant for the Dry Bulk and Tanker Markets. Prior to joining Marsoft, Mr. Hazel was an investment analyst in the financial services industry.
Ryan Uljua
Senior Vice President, Market Analysis
M.A., The Fletcher School at Tufts University · B.A., George Washington University
Ryan Uljua is Senior Vice President, Market Analysis. Before joining Marsoft, he was an investment analyst at a Boston-based quantitative hedge fund where he developed systematic commodities trading models leveraging maritime shipping data. Prior, he began his career in intelligence and geopolitical risk consulting.
Megan Kennedy
Senior Market Analyst
B.F.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Megan Kennedy is a Senior Market Analyst at Marsoft, specializing in the LPG and VLGC markets.
Our Offices
Boston
50 Milk Street, FL 16, Boston, MA 02109
+1 617 369 7800
London
3rd Floor, 45 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4JL
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Marsoft is always looking for talented individuals passionate about maritime economics and advisory. We offer challenging work on complex problems for leading global institutions.
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