Elena Panaritis
Fellow
Elena Panaritis is an economist and noted entrepreneur in impact investing. She successfully pioneered catalytic policies for robust economic growth in over 30 countries. As Chief Economic Advisor and Member of Parliament, she advised three Greek prime ministers on the sovereign debt crisis and designed and applied innovative policy reforms that improved the lives of over 15 million people by integrating previously informal or marginalized segments of society into the formal economy. She also created a global network of experts to help national leaders worldwide cope with economic challenges.
She has been awarded best practice and innovation awards from the World Bank and the U.S. Government as well as selected by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs as the Personality of the Future.