Yiannis Stournaras
Yannis (or Giannis) Stournaras (Greek: Γιάννης Στουρνάρας; born 10 December 1956), is a Greek economist who is the Governor of the Bank of Greece. Previously, he had been the Greek Minister of Finance from 5 July 2012 serving until 10 June 2014 and is on the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund. Stournaras is a graduate of the Finance Faculty of the University of Athens, and has an MSc and PhD in Economic Theory and Policy from Oxford University. Since 1989 he has taught Macroeconomics and Economic Policy at the University of Athens, and has worked as a financial advisor to the Greek Ministry of Finance, participating in the negotiations for Greece's entry into the European Monetary Union.