Author

Yanis Varoufakis

Born in Athens in 1961, Yanis Varoufakis was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and
the USA before he entered government and is currently Professor of
Economics at the University of Athens. Since resigning from Greece's
finance ministry he has co-founded an international grassroots movement,
DiEM25, campaigning for the revival of democracy in Europe and speaks
to audiences of thousands worldwide.