Ioannis Karamanlis is a graduate of the Department of International Economic Relations and Development of the Democritus University of Thrace and holds a Master degree in Business Administration (Financial Management), Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology. He is Police Major (deputy commander) in Traffic Police of Xanthi. Currently, he is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Civil Engineers at the Democritus University of Thrace, under Prof. Alexandros Kokkalis.