Ioannis A. Kofinis is the founder and managing partner of Rollerdeck Associates, a specialist public affairs firm. Before launching Rollerdeck, he was an independent strategy and communications consultant for several professional associations, foundations and companies.
Ioannis has enjoyed an extensive career in public service. He has served as chair and CEO of the Greek National Tourism Organization, as the head of cabinet of the deputy minister of foreign affairs and was special advisor to the Hellenic parliament from 2002 to 2004.
Ioannis also has a strong presence in the think-tank community. He served as chair and executive director of the Hellenic Centre for European Studies (EKEM), an institute supervised by the Greek foreign ministry that is responsible for drafting policy proposals related to European policy issues. Prior to this he was a research fellow at the International Centre for Black Sea Studies, focusing on energy security issues.
