2019 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Lecture with Yannis Stournaras

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Lecture in Hellenic Studies was established in 2004 in honor of the Program’s sponsors. The Program had been funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation as a pilot program from 2001 to 2007. In 2007 the Board of Directors of the Foundation endowed the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for Hellenic Studies at Yale University, which funds activities of the Hellenic Studies Program at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale. The lecture series brings to the Yale campus distinguished scholars in the humanities and social sciences, public figures, and artists of international reputation.
Presently, Yannis Stournaras occupies the position of Governor at Bank of Greece SA and Member-Governing Council & General Council at European Central Bank. Dr. Stournaras is also Professor at National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. In his past career he was Managing Director at Kappa Securities SA, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Emporiki Bank SA and General Director at Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research. Dr. Stournaras received an undergraduate degree from National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and a graduate degree and a doctorate from the University of Oxford.
Followed by a reception