Aristos Doxiadis
Aristos Doxiadis
Partner
Big Pi Ventures, Greece
Aristos Doxiadis is Partner in Big Pi Ventures, a venture capital fund for Greece that focuses on science-based and deep-technology ventures. Since 2012 he has also been Partner in JEREMIE Openfund II, an early-stage VC fund. He is a pioneer of private equity in Greece, with over 25 years of investment and management experience in many industries.
In addition, Aristos is a well-known analyst of the Greek economy and society. He has extensive experience in management consulting and public policy advice. He is on the board of think tanks like IOBE and diaNEOsis, and Vice-Chair of ESETEK, which advises the government on research and technology policy.
His earlier experience includes working on anti-poverty programs for the European Commission, planning industrial policy for the Greek government, and managing consulting and auditing companies. He has a B.A. degree in social studies from Harvard University, and an M.Sc. degree in economics from Birkbeck College at the University of London.
Thursday 11
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13.30 - 14.15
Must Government Be Bigger? | By invitation only
Ianthi Room | Amalia Hotel
Programming Partner: London School of Economics (LSE)
Many of the big issues facing governments in the future – climate change; energy supply; security; welfare with an ageing population, for example – seem to require governments to do more, prompted by public expectations about delivery. But, with huge public debts, lower economic growth, and high borrowing costs, can we sustain big government? And, should we?