14 September 2023- The GPM is delighted to welcome Mayor Kosta Bakoyannis of Athens, Greece.
Kostas Bakoyannis studied history and international relations at Brown University in Rhode Island and graduated from Harvard with a Masters in Public Administration.
Mayor Bakoyannis previously served as mayor of the town of Karpenisi in Evrytania, later he was popularly elected Regional governor of Central Greece in the 2014 local election. In June 2019, he was elected Mayor of Athens. He also holds positions with the Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government, European Council on Foreign Relations, and United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.