Giannis Foustanakis

Giannis Foustanakis serves as Secretary General for Public Administration at the Ministry of the Interior from August 2024 to the present, with responsibility for the management and development of human resources in the public sector and local government, and the organization and operation of the public sector, the simplification of administrative procedures, and one-stop shops (KEPs).

From October 2019 to July 2024, he served as Head of the Directorate for Strategic Planning and Behavioral Analysis at the National Transparency Authority. Between 2012 and 2014, he worked at the General Directorate for Public Sector Human Resources and held various positions at the former Ministry of Administrative Reform and e-Governance, contributing as an expert to the design, implementation, and monitoring of major administrative reforms.

He has extensive professional experience in human resource management and development, administrative process redesign, organizational change, goal-setting, design and implementation of strategic plans, anti-corruption efforts, and the promotion of transparency, accountability, and integrity. He has collaborated with international and domestic experts within the framework of both EU economic surveillance programs and technical assistance projects.

Prior to joining the public sector, he spent nearly four years in the private sector, working as an internal auditor and quality manager at a publicly listed telecommunications company, as well as at an advertising and professional promotion company.

Born and raised in Heraklion, Crete, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in International and European Studies and a Master’s degree “Business Law and Economics in the New International Environment” from Panteion University. He is also a graduate of the Financial Management Department of the National School of Public Administration and Local Government. He is fluent in English, has a very good command of French, and is a marathon runner with a keen interest in reading and mountain hiking.