Dr. Anthony S. Papadimitriou

President of the Onassis Foundation

Anthony Papadimitriou is the President of the Onassis Foundation. Founded in 1975, under the will of Aristotle Onassis, this foundation is dedicated to health, culture, social solidarity and education, with projects that can effectively inspire social change and justice across borders. 

Anthony Papadimitriou, born in 1955, is a lawyer and economist. He graduated from the Athens University Law School and holds a post-graduate degree in law (DESS) from the University Aix-en-Provence (France). He obtained his PhD in Political Science at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds a BSC (Economics) Degree from the London School of Economics. He is a Doctor of Science Emeritus of City University.