Cleopatra Kitti is an INSEAD-certified independent director and board member with 30 years of experience advising corporations, governments, and international organisations across EMEA, the US, and the UK with an expertise in governance, geo-economics, and global affairs. Her boardroom experience includes heavily regulated industries and publicly listed companies, particularly in financial services, travel and hospitality and fintech. Over the past decade, she has served as an independent director on multiple boards, including more than seven years with a Eurozone systemic bank. She has chaired key committees such as Nominations, Internal Governance, and Sustainability, and contributed as a member of Risk and Audit Committees. Cleopatra maintains an active portfolio of advisory roles for US and regional energy companies, as well as other international corporate clients. She also serves as a senior policy advisor at ELIAMEP – Greece’s leading European think tank – where she co-founded the Mediterranean Programme. In addition, she is a member of the International Crisis Group’s International Advisory Council, actively supporting peacebuilding efforts and drawing on her hands-on experience volunteering in conflict zones across Africa.