Stefanos Kasselakis

Stefanos Kasselakis

President

SYRIZA- Progressive Alliance, Greece

Stefanos Kasselakis was elected Leader of SYRIZA PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE - the main opposition party in Greece - in September 2023. He was born in Athens and migrated to the United States at the age of 14. Winning the Andreas Dracopoulos Scholarship, he completed the Huntsman programme in finance and international studies at the University of Pennsylvania. As a student, he volunteered for Senator Joe Biden's presidential campaign and joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies. After graduation he worked at Goldman Sachs in Commodities trading and later, he ventured into the maritime industry, founding SwiftBulk, a ship-owning venture he successfully operated and monetised. Proficient in finance, startups, international trade, shipping, and more, he has expertise in entrepreneurship, corporate governance, and ESG issues.