National Research Foundation "Eleftherios K. Venizelos"

Board of Directors

•    Irineos Galanakis, former Metropolitan of Kisamos and Selino and former Metropolitan of Germany, lifetime Chairman
•    Damaskinos Papagiannakis, Metropolitan of Kydonia and Apokoronas, Vice Chairman
•    Grigoris Arhontakis, Prefect of Chania, Vice Chairman
•    Kiriakos Virvidakis, Mayor of Chania, Vice Chairman
•    Dimitrios Pontikakis, President of the Bar Association of Chania, Secretary General
•    Eleftherios Tsourakis, Professor, Special Secretary
•    Georgios Farantakis, Treasurer of CChania Bank, Treasurer
   Members:
•    Christos Markogianakis, M.P., Constituency of Chania
•    Manousos Voloudakis, M.P., Constituency of Chania
•    Stelios Nikiforakis, M.P., Constituency of Chania
•    Emmanuil Skoulakis, M.P., Constituency of Chania
•    Ioannis Kourakis, President of the Local Union of Communities and Municipalities of Heraklion, Mayor of Heraklion
•    Manolis Manolakakis, President of the Local Union of Communities and Municipalities of Rethymno, Mayor of Arkadi
•    Nikolaos Kastrinakis, President of the Local Union of Communities and Municipalities of Lasithi, Mayor of Neapoli
•    Ioakim Grispolakis, Rector of the Technical University of Crete
•    Aggelos Deliborias, Professor at the University of Athens, Director of Benaki Museum
•    Emmanouil Haritatos, Chairman of the Greek Literary and Historical Archive (E.L.I.A.)
•    Emmanouil Spanoudakis, Civil Engineer, Representative of the Pancretan Association of America
•    Georgios Maridakis, President of the Pancretan Association of Athens
•    Ioannis Margaronis, Chairman of the Chania Champer of Commerce & Industry
•    Antonis Pitaridakis, Chairman of the Greek Technical Chamber – Department of West Crete
•    Emmanouil Paterakis, Chairman of the Greek Federation of Cretan Unions
•    Chief Executive Officer: Nikolaos Papadakis, Lawyer
•    Scientific Advisor: Eleni Gardika-Katsiadaki, Director of the Research Centre for the Study of Modern Greek History of the Academy of Athens.

Executive Board
The Executive Board of the Foundation consists of eight members• the chairman, the vice chairmen, the secretary general, the special secretary and the Foundation treasurer, as well as Zoi Mitsotaki, writer and president of the Women Lyceum of Chania. The rapporteur of the Board is the CEO of the Foundation.