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Marina Niforos

Founder and Principal

Marina Niforos founded Logos after more than 20 years C-suite experience across the public, private and academic spheres. An economist by training, she is a recognized expert, author and speaker on blockchain, artificial intelligence and disruptive technologies and policy economic competitiveness.  She is the lead author of the International Finance Corporation report Blockchain: Opportunities for Private Enterprises in Emerging Markets. In March 2018, she was appointed to the Blockchain Policy and Framework Conditions Working Group of the EU Blockchain Observatory & Forum.

Additionally, Marina is Affiliate Professor and Course Leader for the Future of Work at HEC business school. She has served on a number of Boards, including Séché Environnement, a French publicly listed company, and the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations, the Greek sovereign investment fund, as well as a number of non-profit institutions.  She is currently serving on the Advisory Board on Urban Impact Ventures, an impact venture capital firm focusing on sustainable urban technology investments. In March 2012, she was appointed Commissioner to the United States National Commission for UNESCO by the U.S. Secretary of State H. Clinton, a public diplomacy advisory Committee to the Department of State that supports worldwide humanitarian development and values.

Ms Niforos earned her MBA from INSEAD and is a certified Non-Executive Director of the INSEAD International Directors Program. She also holds a Masters in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a Diploma in International Relations and European Studies from SAIS-The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University, with a B.A. with highest honors in Government and International Relations. She is fluent in Spanish, French, Greek and proficient in Italian. 

Marina Niforos, with President Michele Bachelet and US Ambassador Karen Kornbluh