General Secretary
Paraskevi Boufounou is an Assistant Professor of Developmental Finance at the Department of Economics of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and has served as the President of the Network of Evaluation Societies in Europe (NESE). She has extensive and diverse teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, collaborating with Greek and international universities beyond NKUA. Her published research focuses on topics such as SDGs-ESGs, financial crises, corporate bankruptcy, risk, and the socioeconomic evaluation of investments and policies.
In addition, she has over 30 years of professional experience in the financial sector. Among other roles, she has served as Chairperson of Invest in Greece, Advisor to the President of the National Bank of Greece and the Hellenic Bank Association, Special Advisor to Ministers of Economy and Interior and Secretaries General of Finance, General Manager of Emporiki Leasing, Director of Emporiki Brokerage, and a senior executive in the Strategic Planning Department of Emporiki Bank.
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