Cleopatra Kitti is a certified independent director with 30 years’ experience as a trusted advisor to corporations, governments and international organisations across EMEA, the US and the UK. She serves on the boards of businesses with regional and international portfolios as a non-executive. As an advisor, Cleopatra has a particular focus on the energy and financial services sectors. She guides corporations including US and regional energy companies on issues of strategy, governance, sustainability and geoeconomic risk, and has a proven track record in opening up new markets to her clients. Cleopatra also serves as a senior policy advisor at ELIAMEP, Greece’s leading European think tank, where she co-founded its Mediterranean programme. She is a member of the International Crisis Group’s international advisory council, serving as a philanthropist for peace, having volunteered in conflict zones across Africa. Cleopatra has a history of launching impactful multi-stakeholder programmes. She is the founder of the Mediterranean Growth Initiative (MGI), the only data analysis and forecasting platform for investors and policymakers in the Mediterranean, and of Queens of Money, a UN-funded financial education programme for women in the Mediterranean.