Born in the US, raised in Hamburg, with Greek roots and German and Greek at the dinner table. Sport has been a constant since I was a kid, and it shaped how I work: train consistently, play for the team, show up again after a loss.
Since 2009TennisPlayed for the U18 team of Der Club an der Alster and won the regional Hamburg U18 competition.
Since 2012FootballCame up through the youth teams of Eimsbütteler TV and won the regional U17 championship in 2021.
2019 – 2021CoachingCoached ETV's U11 squad: 20 kids, one season plan, a lot of patience.
Award 2023PhotographyMy black-and-white series “Hamburg aktiv”, a documentary look at sport in the city, won a special prize in Hamburg's 2023 student photo competition. Read my school's article ↗
Politics & history
I read a lot of history and follow politics closely, from ancient Athens to today's European debates. Latin and Ancient Greek at school gave me a habit of going back to the sources before forming an opinion.
I believe in open, liberal societies and free markets, and that both depend on institutions and shared values that grew over centuries. Understanding where those came from is, for me, part of understanding business.
A recent read that stayed with me is Gabor Steingart's Systemversagen. He argues that Germany's decline is the result of political choices, not fate, and that the same choices can be reversed: in education, the welfare state and public administration. I like books that pair an uncomfortable diagnosis with a concrete plan.
Languages
German native
Greek native
English fluent
Latin Latinum
Ancient Greek Graecum