Fay Makantasi

Dr. Fay Makantasi is the Research Director at diaNEOsis, one of Greece's most distinguished think tanks. She holds extensive academic experience, having taught Microeconomic Theory and Game Theory at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and Principles of Economics at the Hellenic Open University (HOU). She completed her PhD at AUEB, focusing on a game-theoretic approach to international trade. As a Postdoctoral Fellow, her research focused on critical issues such as public sector reform in Greece, export performance, and the measurement of human capital. Her academic excellence has been recognized through prestigious grants and awards, including those from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), the Bank of Cyprus, the Georgios and Victoria Karelia Foundation, and the European Research Funding Program “Heracleitus II.” Most recently, she received a research grant from the Hellenic Observatory of the London School of Economics (LSE) to conduct advanced research on intelligent modeling of e-Government initiatives in Greece. Her research has been published in international academic journals, and she has presented her research at prominent national and international conferences. She has also co-authored and edited significant socio-economic studies, focusing on Greece's path to recovery from the economic crisis and its broader modernization efforts. Her contributions to applied research and policy analysis continue to influence critical debates on Greece’s development trajectory and institutional reform.