Andreas Dracopoulos is the Co-President and Director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The Foundation was established in 1996 at the passing of his great uncle, the late Stavros Niarchos. During Andreas Dracopoulos’ presidency, the SNF has committed more than $3 billion, through more than 4,700 grants to nonprofit organizations in 132 nations around the world. SNF announced a $100 million global initiative to help alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. Andreas Dracopoulos was born and raised in Athens, Greece and graduated from Athens College. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in New York City. Andreas Dracopoulos is a Trustee of The Rockefeller University, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. In addition, he serves on the Advisory Board of the Berman Institute of Bioethics at JHU and is an Honorary Trustee of the New York Public Library, where he served as a Trustee from 2003 to 2010. From 2009 to 2018 he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, and from 2012 to 2018 he served on the Board of The Dalton School in New York. In 2018, the President of the Hellenic Republic awarded Andreas Dracopoulos the rank of the Grand Cross of the Order of Honor. In 2016, the Republic of France awarded him the rank of the Officer of the Legion of Honor. In 2012, the Hellenic Republic awarded him the rank of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix. In 2017, Andreas Dracopoulos received humanitarian awards from the New York Stem Cell Foundation and the Fire Department of the City of New York Foundation. The Child Mind Institute honored him in 2015 for his longstanding commitment and support of children's mental health issues. In the same year, Andreas Dracopoulos was honored during the 100th Anniversary celebration of The National Herald for his contributions towards promoting and supporting Greek education, and he received the Person of the Year award from the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce. In 2012, the NYPL honored him for his personal contributions to the Library's educational programs. Andreas Dracopoulos has provided longstanding personal support to many projects, mainly in the areas of Education, Arts & Culture, and Medicine. Among these activities, he provided the founding grant to establish the Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS and endowed the directorship at the Berman Institute of Bioethics at JHU. He continues to support through his personal grant making the important work of several nonprofit organizations.
