Christodoulou was born in 1932 in
Larissa. He holds a degree from
Athens College, a B.A. in Economics from
Hamilton College, and a M.A in Economics from
Columbia University. Christodoulou has served as Director General of the National Investment Bank for Industrial Development (ETEBA), Executive Chairman of the Board of
Olympic Airways, Governor of the
National Bank of Greece (1979-1981), President of the
Greek Union of Banks, and Governor of the
Bank of Greece (1992-1993). He has also been Governor for Greece at the
World Bank and the
IMF. A member of the
centre-right New Democracy, Christodoulou has been elected a member of the
European Parliament (General Rapporteur for the
E.E.C. budget, head of the Greek delegation for New Democracy party, 1984-1990 and 1994-1999). He has also served as the alternate
Minister for Foreign Affairs and
Minister of National Economy. From 2004 to 2009 he was Executive Chairman of
Hellenic Petroleum S.A. From 2010 to 2013, Christodoulou has been a board member of European Financial Group EFG (
Luxembourg) SA, the operating holding company of
EFG Group and served as Chairman of the Board of Eurobank. Christodoulou is an International Advisor of
Goldman Sachs. Efthymios Christodoulou is married and has three children. ==References==