Tasos Giannitsis is Professor emeritus at the University of Athens, Department of Economics.

He studied Law, Economics & Political Sciences in Athens. PhD in economics (Free University of Berlin, 1973). Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.

He served as Minister of Labour and Social Security, as Alternate Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister and Minister of the Interior. He was appointed as Chairman of the Board of HELPE S.A. (2009-2011) and Lamda Development S.A. (2015-2023). Author of many books and articles.

Most recent books: ‘Greece 1953-2024. Time and Political Economy’ (2025), ‘The pension system, economic development and the macro-economy: the nexus (2020), ‘Crisis Management in Greece: the shaping of new economic and social balances’ (with St. Zografakis, 2018), ‘The State and Economic Development (1955-2018)’ (collective Band, Oxford University Press, 2020),  ‘Industrial Policy in Times of Crisis: The Case of Greece’ (with I. Kastelli, 2014).