Kevin Featherstone is Professorial Research Fellow and Director of the Hellenic Observatory in the European Institute, LSE. He has held visiting positions at the University of Minnesota; New York University; Harvard University and, the European University Institute (Firenze). In 2013 he was made ‘Commander, Order of the Phoenix’ by the President of the Hellenic Republic and in 2021 has was bestowed the award of ‘Grand Commander, Order of the Phoenix’ of the Hellenic Republic. In 2023, he was given honorary citizenship by the Hellenic Republic for his academic contribution.