DEMOTRUST was established on 24 July 2024 (official registration 27/8/2024) through the founding declaration signed by the partners of the company. It was established as a non-profit, non-partisan and non-governmental company with the aim to be a youth-led think tank of democratic communities against corruption and discrimination. DEMOTRUST is dedicated to be a positive point of thought and action to promote transparency, trust in democratic institutions, political literacy, through innovative methodologies, active and pragmatic leadership and contact of politics with the public.
Our group consists of young scientists and active citizens, who joined together through an open call, as volunteers for democracy, and daily develop actions and research promoting a constructive debate on the future of modern democracy.
Board of Partners
Fotis Kizakis
Managing Director
Fotis Kizakis is political scientist (BA in Political Science at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and cultural economist (MA in Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship at Erasmus University Rotterdam). He is currently PhD candidate in Department of Political Science in Aristotle Unviersity of Thessaloniki, and has broad experience in EU Project Management and Proposal Writing.
He is Managing Director, Head of Project Development and Management and co-founder of DEMOTRUST.
Alexandros Poulakis
Scientific Director
Alexandros Poulakis has a BSc in Political Science (AUTH), earned with excellence and a scholarship. He also holds an MSc in Humanitarian Logistics and Crisis Management from the University of Macedonia (UoM) and the International Hellenic University (IHU). He is currently PhD candidate in Department of Political Science in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with passion in promoting transparency, democracy, human rights.
He is the Scientific Director, Head of Policy Research and co-founder of DEMOTRUST.
Eva Zisi
Human Rights Director
Eva Zisi is a political scientist with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and a Master’s degree in International Politics from KU Leuven. She has completed two internships with the UNESCO Chair in Thessaloniki, where she specialized in women’s empowerment.
She is Human Rights Director, Head of Human Rights Defense and co-founder of DEMOTRUST
Meet our team
Oceanis Kapousidou
Volunteers Coordinator
Okeanis Kapousidou is a graduate of the Department of Political Science at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with interests including political analysis, public administration, international relations and cybersecurity. In addition, she writes on current political issues and has experience in event organization and photography.
She is the Volunteers Coordinator of DEMOTRUST.
Theodora Maria Kefaladeli
Social Media Manager
Theodora Maria Kefaladeli is a political scientist, who specialises in International and European Studies, with a bachelor degree from University of Macedonia (UoM). She is eager to promote human rights, transparency and the education on the problem of disinformation.
She is the Social Media Manager and a volunteer in DEMOTRUST.
Maria Potamianou
Communication Manager
Maria Potamianou is a political scientist (BA in Political Science at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) with a broad academic background focusing on international relations, human rights (Amnesty International Greece) and cultural diplomacy (Hellenic Institute for Cultural Diplomacy).
She is the Communication Manager and volunteer in DEMOTRUST.