Harvard Club of Greece

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Katerina Papageorgiou is Deutsche Bank’s Head of Legal and Compliance for Greece, as well as for the CEE Region. Katerina has been with Deutsche Bank for 10 years, in London and in Athens. Prior working experience includes working as legal counsel at Eurobank and as an attorney at Clifford Chance LLP. From 2011 through 2013 she was appointed as member of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) representing financial markets participants. Katerina, who is admitted to the Athens and New York Bars, holds a bachelor’s degree from the Athens University School of Law and an LL.M from Harvard Law School. She is married to Vassilis Antoniades (MBA 1999) and has two children, Stelios and Sofia.
President
Katerina Papageorgiou

Marianna studied architecture in Arizona State University, graduating with summa cum laude. She received her Master in Architecture degree from Harvard University in 2005 with Advanced Placement. Marianna has collaborated with world famous architecture offices in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Boston and in Athens. Many of her works have been published in international journals and exhibited in museums such as Getty and MoMA. She has received significant awards with her office schema architecture & engineering, such as a Citation from DOMES for best realized work. In 2018 she received the "Europe 40 UNDER 40" architectural award. In 2019 she received a BIGSEE Interior Design Award and in 2022 a BIGSEE Architecture Award. In 2023 her office was included in Architizer’s 30 Best Architecture Offices in Greece and in 2025 she received a GRAIL award A' Prize in Greece for the One-Facade Office Building.
Vice - President
Marianna Athanasiadou

Ekaterini Lefkothea Konidari is a Partner at Theo V. Sioufas & Co. Law Offices (TVSLO), specializing in corporate and shipping law, with particular expertise in shipping finance. She has been with TVSLO for nearly 27 years, advising on a wide spectrum of work across the maritime sector and acting for leading shipping lenders and shipowners. She is a graduate of Arsakeion Lyceum and holds an LL.B. from the University of Athens School of Law, as well as an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. She is a member of the Athens Bar Association and is qualified to practice before the Athens and Piraeus Courts of Appeals. Ekaterini is married to Professor Costas Synolakis (BSc, MSc, PhD, Caltech) and they have one daughter, Mary Rafaela.
Secretary
Katerina Konidari

Androniki Plomaritoglou is a consultant neurologist, Ass. Director of the Neurology Department at Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece. She has a graduated from Arsakeion Lyceum, and received Medical Doctor Diploma from Athens University Medical School. She specialized in neurology at Aighiniteion Hospital, 1st dept of Neurology – University of Athens Medical School. Following neurology specialty, she held a position of clinical and research fellow in neurology at Harvard University – Massachusetts General Hospital (1998-2000), where she subspecialized in cerebrovascular diseases and stroke. She also holds a Master’s degree in Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health (2003), and a PhD degree from Athens University Medical School (2013). She is a founding member of Hellenic Stroke Organization, and member of the American Academy of Neurology and American Heart Association.
Treasurer
Androniki Plomaritoglou

Nicholas Christodoulou is the CEO of CHB Group, one of the biggest fruit processing and canning groups in Greece with global orientation, also known for its successful brand name of Juices “Chris Family”. Prior to becoming CEO, he had served as Technical Manager and Field Engineer at Christodoulou Bros S.A. Mr. Christodoulou is a member of the New Agriculture New Generation Board, and a member of Endeavor. He is a member of the Harvard Alumni Association, CEO Clubs Greece and SEVE, the Greek Canners Association.
He holds a BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering by UMIST & The Open University (UK) and Diploma in Innovation Design Environment and Strategy (IDEAS) from The Open University. He completed the General Management Program at the Harvard Business School, and he attended the Executive Program in “Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application” by MIT Sloan School of Management.
Member
Nicholas Christodoulou

Yianni is the founder and managing partner of OCTANE Management Consultants. Before founding OCTANE, he served as Director for KANTOR Consultants, Executive VP for SPOT JWT and consultant for Booz Allen & Hamilton. He has 35 years of experience as a management advisor, directing more than 1,000 strategy, business planning, market growth, operational restructuring and performance improvement projects for Greek and international clients in the private and public sector. Mr.Spiropoulos is a member of the Board of Directors of IOBE and SESMA. He holds a Bachelor in Computer Science and Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from INSEAD.
Member
Yiannis Spyropoulos

Calliopi graduated from Anatolia College in Thessaloniki in 1991 and then attended Harvard College. She graduated in 1995 with an AB in Economics, Cum Laude in General Studies, and has since been involved in consulting. Calliopi has been active with the Harvard Club of Greece for more than twenty years, serving on the Board of Directors in various functions, from member and general secretary to vice president. Since 2008, she has also been an interviewer for Greek applicants to Harvard College, serving as interviewing committee co-chair for the past decade. She is married to Spyros Tzoannos, and they have two children. Clio is currently an undergraduate at Columbia University studying Engineering, and Demetris is a high school junior.
Member
Calliopi Trapali

Ira has since 2014 been Head of Legal, Compliance and Data Privacy at Bayer Hellas AG. She has been an attorney at law since 1993 with extensive experience in multiple areas of law and markets, is admitted before the Greek Supreme Court and is a member of the Athens and the New York State Bar Associations. Ira graduated from Anatolia College High School in Thessaloniki, holds an LL.B. and an LL.M. from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Law, an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, and an MSc in Management from the University of Sheffield. Ira is a certified Data Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) since 2018, and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (iapp) and of the Association of Compliance Officers in Greece (ASCO Greece).
Alternate Member
Ira Charisiadou

Gina is a Counseling Psychologist & Psycho-educational Counsellor for over 25 yrs. She was the Director of the Counselling Center of Pierce College (American College of Greece) for 4 yrs & Director of the Counseling Center of ISA (International School of Athens ) for 16 yrs. She holds a ED.M degree in Developmental Psychology (Harvard University HGSE '94) & a M.A. in Psychology & Drama Therapy (Emerson College '92). She collaborates with Schools & Universities & offers lectures/seminars/courses to parents, children & adolescents on Psychological & Educational Topics. She has written 2 books: "Our Children, our Mirrors" (Minoas ed. '23) & "Simple Truths for everyday life" (Iviskos ed. '22). She currently writes her new book on Inspiring E.Q. Values to Special Needs children & adults for well-being.
Alternate Member
Georgia - Gina Thanopoulou

Nikos Patsis is a serial finance-and-technology entrepreneur with 25+ years combining his two passions: markets and innovation. He began his career in Private Equity in New York and later worked in Global Macro trading in Bermuda, applying financial engineering to investing. He has founded, scaled, and successfully exited two companies: a Conversational AI venture in Greece and a Mobile Value-Added-Services company in Guatemala. Nikos holds a PhD and Master’s from Harvard in Financial Engineering. He is also a longtime Harvard supporter/fundraiser and has been recognized with the prestigious Joseph Hamlen Award for his outreach efforts resulting in broad donor support for the Harvard College Fund. Today, as the CEO of DisruptIQ, he advises startups/scaleups and family offices, and is an active angel investor in AI, Robotics, Spacetech and Fintech.
Alternate Member
Nikos Patsis