Elena panaritis biography
Elena Panaritis was born in Athens, Greece..
Until recently she served as a senior economic advisor, handling the Euro and Greek Economic Crisis, to two Greek Governments (2009; 2015) in 2015 she also served as the Special Envoy for Negotiating the Greek Sovereign debt and lending program of Greece.
Elena Panaritis is an economist, social entrepreneur, and former politician known for her work in institutional economics and property rights reform.
Elena worked directly with 3 Greek Prime Ministers and the Minister of Finance, as well as EU and IMF high-level officials, lenders to Greece. In 2015 she was appointed the Alternate Director to the IMF of Italy, Greece, Portugal, Malta, Albania and San Marino, from which position she resigned the same year after strong political pressures.
In 2009 she was appointed honorary Member of the Hellenic Parliament until 2012.
While at the World Bank, Elena spearheaded several new structural reforms; including property rights reform. She was recognized with honors and awards for her unique contribution to transform crisis stricken markets/economies people who live in informality, receiving International Best Practice and In