Aristos Doxiadis

General Partner, Big Pi Ventures

Aristos Doxiadis is General Partner at JEREMIE Openfund II, an early-stage VC fund that has invested in digital technology ventures, and in Big Pi Ventures, a new innovation fund for Greece that will focus on science-based and deep-technology ventures. He is a pioneer of private equity in Greece, with over 20 years of investment experience in many industries, from banking software to table grapes.

Aristos has also been researching and writing on the institutional and cultural determinants of the Greek economy. His book The Invisible Divide: Institutions and Behaviors in the Greek Economy (in Greek; 2013) has been widely read and discussed.  He blogs at aristosd.wordpress.com

Aristos’ earlier experience includes working on anti-poverty programs for the European Commission, planning industrial policy for the Greek government, and managing consulting and auditing companies.  He has a B.A. degree in social studies from Harvard University, and an M.Sc. degree in economics from Birkbeck College at the University of London.