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 Eleni D. Janis
Vice President of External Partnerships
New York City Economic Development Corporation
Eleni is a Vice President of External Partnerships at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. She heads a new department at the Center for Urban Innovation responsible for setting strategy and forging shared-value, high-impact partnerships with government, business, academia and the nonprofit sector nationally and internationally to catalyze innovation, inclusion and continuous growth across industries and places in New York City. Eleni is passionate about entrepreneurship and the power of markets to catalyze innovation and social impact. Previously, she built the Social Capital Desk at the NYCEDC, a team which worked with New York City's rapidly asset management community to identify opportunities to scale ESG investing. Eleni is herself an entrepreneur having built and co-founded a nonprofit organization, a consulting practice and new business practices in established firms. She has extensive experience in nonprofit management and board governance, and has dedicated most of her career to public policy, market research and strategic communications. Her work spans 15 years in Washington, D.C., New York, London and Athens. Eleni holds a Master's Degree in Political Campaign Management from New York University and a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Media Studies from the National University of Athens.
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