Yiannis Stournaras has been the Governor of the Bank of Greece since 2014 and is a professor of Economics at the Department of Economics at the University of Athens.

He worked as a Special Advisor to the Ministry of Economy and Finance (1986-1989) on public enterprises and income policy, and to the Bank of Greece (1989-1994) on monetary policy issues. From 1994 to July 2000, he was the President of the Economic Advisory Council at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. In this capacity, he participated in the design of macroeconomic and structural policies, represented the Ministry in the Economic and Monetary Union’s Monetary Committee, participated in the negotiations for Greece’s accession to the Economic and Monetary Union, and was responsible for annual consultations with the IMF, European Commission, and OECD.

From 2000 to 2004, he was the Chairman and CEO of Commercial Bank and Vice President of the Hellenic Bank Association. He also served as the General Director of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) (2009-2012) and as Minister of Development, Competitiveness, and Shipping in the caretaker government (2012). From July 2012 to June 2014, he served as Minister of Finance.