Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

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She was named one of the 50 most powerful women by Forbes magazine and is the author of the New York Times Bestseller My Greek Drama.

Early lifeEdit

Ioanna Daskalaki was born to a middle-class family in Heraklion, Crete. Daskalaki studied law in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

In 1990, she married the Greek shipping and steel magnate Theodore Angelopoulos, and has since been involved in several aspects of Angelopoulos' business interests, mainly in shipping.<ref name="Bio"/>

She is the mother of three children, Panagiotis, Dimitris, and Carolina Angelopoulos, and the grandmother of five grandchildren.<ref name="My Greek Drama">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Chicago TribuneII">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Political careerEdit

In the late 1980s, she became actively involved in politics in Athens. In 1986, she was elected to the Athens Municipal Council. In 1989, she was elected to the Greek Parliament, and won reelection the following year.

In 1998, she was appointed Ambassador at Large by the Greek government.<ref name="NBC"/><ref name="University of Pittsburgh">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was paid for this appointment and donates the sums to several Greek charities each year.<ref name="Kathimerini">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2004 she was appointed Commander of the Order of Honour of the Hellenic Republic and in 2008, she was appointed Chevalier of the French Republic's National Order of the Legion of Honor.Template:Citation needed

Involvement in the 2004 Summer Olympic GamesEdit

Disappointed over losing the bid for the centenary celebration of the revival of the Olympic Games in 1996, Greek officials decided to bid for the 2004 Summer bidding committee,<ref name="Bio"/> making her the first female president of any Olympic or Paralympíc organizing committee, and succeeded in bringing the games to Athens. She was however excluded from the initial organization committee that would prepare for the games.

When the International Olympic Committee questioned Greece's commitment to the games and its ability to complete all preparations prior to the opening ceremony, Angelopoulos-Daskalaki was asked to return and was named president of the Olympic Organizing Committee in May 2000.<ref name="NBC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was the first woman to hold this position.<ref name="Chicago TribuneII"/> Under her watch, competition facilities were completed and security issues were taken care of. International Olympic Committee presidents Juan Antonio Samaranch<ref name="NBC"/> and Jacques Rogge both specifically credit Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki for the success of the games. In his speech at the Closing Ceremony, Rogge said, "These Games were unforgettable, dream Games."<ref name="ESPN">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After the 2004 Olympic Games, Angelopoulos-Daskalaki bought the Eleftheros Typos newspaper ("Free Press”); the daily paper eventually was wound up, with its staff receiving on top of their severance pay the proceeds from the sale of the paper's title.Template:Citation needed She also attended the opening ceremony of the next Olympics, in Torino, Italy.

Involvement In Greece 2021Edit

Greece 2021 is a multidimensional initiative that will occur at the time of the 200th Anniversary of the Greek Revolution. While honoring Greece's past, Greece 2021 will primarily celebrate the skill and resilience of the Greek people and demonstrate its confidence in the future. Specific emphasis on entrepreneurship, science and innovation, will highlight the opportunities found in the modern Greece.

In 2019, the Greek Government appointed Mrs Angelopoulos as President of the "Greece 2021" National Committee.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Post-political careerEdit

In 1994, she was appointed vice-chairman of the Dean's Council of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government,<ref name="HKS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> where she continues to serve today.

In 1995, Angelopoulos-Daskalaki co-chaired, along with Kennedy School Professor Graham Allison, a Harvard Leadership Symposium titled The Greek Paradox: Promise vs. Performance,<ref name="HKS2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which addressed the gap between Greece's potential and its performance in the realms of politics, economic growth, and regional leadership. Harvard published a book that followed the symposium with the same title. Angelopoulos-Daskalaki is the author of the book's preface.<ref name="GoogleBooks">Template:Cite book</ref>

In 2008, Harvard University, in collaboration with the Kennedy School of Government Chan School of Public Health, established the Angelopoulos Chair for Public Health and International Development.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2012, she created the Harvard Kennedy School-based Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellowship program as a part of a Commitment to Action for the Clinton Global Initiative.<ref name="PRN1" /> The program was announced by Ambassador Angelopoulos, with Dean Ellwood and former U.S. President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in 2011. The program provides opportunities for high-profile leaders who are transitioning out of public office or other leadership positions to spend time in residence at Harvard for teaching, learning and research.<ref name="PRN1">Template:Cite press release</ref>

In 2013, Angelopoulos-Daskalaki established the Angelopoulos Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) Fellowship program to recruit, select and sponsor Greek students with implementable entrepreneurial ideas. She has since sponsored over 75 students.<ref name="PRN2">Template:Cite press release</ref> In 2016, she announced the evolution of the CGIU program into the Angelopoulos 100, a vehicle to sustain and support the alumni of the program and continue to empower Greek entrepreneurs.

In February 2019, Gianna Angelopoulos established an innovative program at Cambridge University that further reflects her commitment to education, entrepreneurship and economic growth.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Gianna Angelopoulos Programme for Science, Technology and Innovation will be an internationally unique ecosystem of training, research and entrepreneurial activity. The Programme will support PhD students and four academic positions based at the university's Cavendish Laboratory in the fields of energy materials and devices and computational multiphysics.

Authored BooksEdit

She is the author of My Greek Drama: Life, Love, and One Woman's Olympic Effort to Bring Glory to Her Country. The book debuted at #18 on the New York Times Nonfiction Bestseller list for the June 2, 2013 print edition,<ref name="NYT1">Template:Cite news</ref> and entered the top 10 at #7 in the June 9, 2013 print edition of the paper.<ref name="NYT2">Template:Cite news</ref> The book was also a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller.<ref name="WSJ">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="USA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

TV InterviewsEdit

MSNBC 5/6/13: Greece Is In a 'Bad Marriage With the European Union'<ref name="MSNBC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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