Louka T. Katseli

Chair of the Board of the National Bank of Greece and Chair of the Hellenic Bank Association.

She has served as Greece’s Minister of Labor and Social Security (2010-2011), Minister of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping (2009-2010) and member of the Hellenic Parliament (2007-2012).

Director of the OECD Development Centre in Paris (2003-2007), and member of several prominent international committees (eg. UN Committee of Development Policy, EU Economic and Monetary Policy Committees, “Comité des Sages” on the reform of the EU Social Charter, Euro Group etc.)

Director General of the Center of Planning and Economic Research (1983–1986) and Economic Advisor to the Greek Prime Minister (1993-1996).

She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University, an MPA from the Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs, an MA in Economics from Princeton University and a BA in Economics from Smith College.

She is Professor of Economics at the University of Athens and has served as Assistant and Associate Professor of Economics at Yale University.

Prof. Katseli has published extensively in the areas of development finance, investment and trade, migration management and institution-building.

• Louka Katseli’s participation has been supported by INERPOST.
• Agora Dialogue Alumni – Louka Katseli