Socrates Metaxas graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1987 where he studied Economics with specialization in Industry and Trade. He got an MBA from the City of London Business School and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He served as a member of the Statistics and Economics Specialist Group of the International Water Association. He was employed by the Water Board of Lemesos in 1993 as Head of Financial Services and from 2007 he has been the Water Board Manager. From 1st July 2024, following the reform of the local administration in Cyprus, he was appointed Acting General Manager of the Limassol District Local Government Organisation.