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Business
Silicon Valley Bank: Greek American Tim Mayopoulos Named CEO of New Entity
Tim J. Mayopoulos, a Greek-American banker, was appointed by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as the new boss of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) which collapsed last week.
Mayopoulos was named CEO of the newly created entity, named Silicon Valley...
Crime
Greek American Arrested in Tarpon Springs, FL for Video Voyeurism
A Greek American man was arrested for allegedly setting up a camera in the men’s restroom of a coffee shop in Tarpon Springs Florida.
Spyridon Voulgarakis was arrested on March 11 and charged with battery and video voyeurism.
Police said a...
Diaspora
Greek American Roy Vagelos Gifts $175 Million to Columbia University
Greek American Roy Vagelos and his wife Diana Vagelos have made a $175 million gift to Columbia University to create the Vagelos Institute for Biomedical Research Education.
Columbia University said the Institute will be home to PhD students pursuing the...
Politics
Greek American Paul Vallas Advances to Runoff for Mayor of Chicago
Greek American Paul Vallas will fight it out with Brandon Johnson to become the next mayor of Chicago after Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for a second term on Tuesday.
With an estimated 94 percent of ballots counted as of...
Business
Leading Greek American Banker Nancy Papaioannou Joins Alma Bank
Nancy Papaioannou, a leading community banker in New York, has joined Alma Bank as Senior Advisor.
Papaioannou joins Alma Bank with over 40 years of banking experience in the United States and Greece, including more than eight years as the...
Diaspora
Greek American George Karlaftis to Make Super Bowl Debut
On Sunday, February 12, Greek-born American football defensive end George Karlaftis will play for the first time in the NFL Super Bowl.
The match is set to take place at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, between American Football...
Politics
Greek American Paul Vallas Runs Again for Mayor of Chicago
Greek-American Paul Vallas, the former CEO of the Chicago public school system, is among the top candidates for mayor of the Windy City. The 2023 Chicago municipal elections will be held on Feb. 28.
In 2019, Vallas ran unsuccessfully for mayor...
Diaspora
Greek American Frank Axiotes Awarded Carnegie Medal for Heroism
Greek American Frank Axiotes from Nebraska, credited with saving a family from a fiery crash, was recently awarded the Carnegie Medal, the highest honor for civilian heroism in the U.S.
Axiotes of Elkhorn was presented with the award by Nebraska...
Diaspora
CNN Names Greek American Athan Stephanopoulos Chief Digital Officer
CNN named Greek American Athan Stephanopoulos as the new chief digital officer of the multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
In this role, Stephanopoulos will oversee the digital worldwide business, including editorial, product, technology, business operations and innovation...
Diaspora
NHS Heritage Weekend Brings Together Best And Brightest Greek Americans
The National Hellenic Society held their annual Heritage Weekend honoring Emmy & Golden Globe Winning Best Actor Michael Chiklis this past weekend, Oct 7-10, at the Waldorf Astoria Resort in Dana Point, CA.
Archaeologists John Camp and Beth Fisher were...
Diaspora
Greek American Student Saves Man from New York Subway Tracks
A Greek-American student pulled a stranger off of the subway tracks at a subway station in the Bronx just moments before a train approached the station at about 6 a.m. on Thursday.
“It was pretty surreal,” Bryce Demopoulos, a senior...
Business
Atlantic Bank of NY: Serving Greek Americans for Almost a Century
The Atlantic Bank of New York with almost a hundred years of service to the Greek-American community continues to grow and help its customers realize their goals.
With its flagship branch at 35 Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan, it...
Greek News
Greek American Anastasia Pagonis Wins Gold at World Para Games
Greek-American Paralympic phenom and social media star, Anastasia Pagonis, took home a gold medal Wednesday in her debut at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal.
The day's winners also included Greece's Dimosthenis Michalentzakis—men’s 100-meter freestyle—and Alexandra Stamatopoulou—women’s...
Economy
NYSE Marks Greek American Issuer Day
Dozens of top-level speakers from Greek and international governments, as well as business and financial communities offered an insightful blueprint of the state of the Greek economy during the “23rd Capital Link Invest in Greece” Forum which was held...
Culture
Why Many Greek American Women Want to Get Married in Greece
When Greek-American women dream of their wedding day, they often include fantasies of getting married in Greece.
Is it the beautiful backdrop of the country, the dancing and food, or the lavish Greek Orthodox churches that inspire Greek-American women to...