Stefanos Kasselakis President - Movement for Democracy Founder - Initiative for European Progress Stefanos Kasselakis is the President of the political party “Movement for Democracy”, which he founded in November 2024. Movement for Democracy in March 2025, joined the European political party of the "European Democrats - EDP/PDE”. Stefanos Kasselakis also founded the “Initiative for European Progress” - a non-profit civil company – that it’s an independent platform rooted in European values and committed to social progress, democratic participation, and rights-based policies. Stefanos Kasselakis was born in Athens in 1988. At the age of 14 he migrated to the United States, after succeeding the mathematics award in the Archimedes competition of the Greek Mathematical Society. Due to that award, he was accepted with a full scholarship as a student, at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Earning the Andreas Dracopoulos Scholarship, he completed successfully the Huntsman program studies at the University of Pennsylvania, in the fields of finance and international sciences. In 2008, while still being a student, he joined as a volunteer the staff of the -by that time- Senator Joe Biden for the Presidential elections, as well as at the think tank of the foreign policy "Center for Strategic and International Studies". In 2009 after his graduation, he was appointed at Goldman Sachs. In 2015, at the age of 26, he started his independent career in the broader maritime industry. As a self-made entrepreneur and investor in shipping business, he became the CEO of the ship-owning company "SwiftBulk". He is experienced in financial markets, commodities, startups, international trade market, shipping business, industry, fishing trade, and investment management. He carries a deep knowledge regarding entrepreneurship, corporate governance, and ESG issues. He speaks fluently Greek, English, German, French, and Spanish.