Speaker

Markos is a highly experienced financier with tried-and-tested M&A, structuring, financial analysis and investment appraisal skills. He has an in-depth, hands-on track record and strong personal interest and expertise in social impact and environmental projects. He has extensive board experience, including at Nireus, Greece’s leading food exporter, and TANEO, which was set up to promote the venture capital market in Greece. He is also chairman of Filisia, an EdTech impact start-up in the special educational needs sector and a board member of the award-winning Greek NGO METAdrasi. With his in-depth, hands-on track record and strong personal interest and expertise in social impact and environmental projects, together with his business partners Anne Nijenhuis and Eleonore Cottarel have established Investing for Purpose and have managed to develop an innovative approach for financing social impact start-ups and companies in Greece and the region, by matching impact-minded investors with suitable impact start-ups/social enterprises.