Alexis is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of Hellas Direct. Hellas Direct is a digital-first, full-stack insurance company, empowered by cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence. Founded in 2011, Hellas Direct aims to revolutionize the insurance value chain by adopting an extreme focus on operational excellence. The company is backed by a roster of all-star investors, including Portage Ventures, ETF Partners, the International Finance Corporation (a member of the World Bank), the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, and the European Investment Bank. Hellas Direct has received several awards and has been ranked in the Financial Times’ list of fastest growing companies in Europe for three consecutive years. Prior to Hellas Direct, Alexis was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs where he led principal investing and new strategic initiatives for the firm in the investment management field. A former strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, Alexis also worked for Miramax Films in New York and the Competition Directorate General of the European Commission in Brussels. Alexis started his career as an investment-banking analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston, focusing on Mergers & Acquisitions and Equity Capital Markets transactions. Alexis graduated with a BA(Hons)/ MA(Cantab) in Economics from the University of Cambridge and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fulbright and British Chevening Scholar, a Robert & Diane Levy Fellow, and an Endeavor Global Entrepreneur. Alexis has served as Second Lieutenant in the Cyprus Special Forces, having graduated first in the Military Academy of Officers and second in the Academy of Unorthodox Fighting Techniques in Greece. Alexis and his co-founder, Emilios, have recently been honored with the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Cyprus.