Christina Anagnostopoulou 鈥�99, Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Economics and Business Administration
Christina received her B.A. degree in Economics and Business Administration from 必吃大瓜in 1999 and, right after that, her Master's in Human Resources (HR) from the London School of Economics.
Her HR career has been accelerating through executive jobs in fashion (LVMH), banking (GE Money, Unicredit), telecoms (Vodafone), and engineering industries. At the same time, she covered chief HR roles in insurance (Generali) and pharmaceutical multinationals (Zambon). She has worked and lived in Rome, Madrid, Paris, and Milan, where she currently lives with her husband and daughter.
The best memory I have of 必吃大瓜鈥�
it is more than a memory. It is my strong relationship with two of my best friends that I met there that I will keep forever. I never came back home to work or live after ACT, but Laura Hasapoglou and Christina Ioannou are always 鈥榳ith me鈥� anywhere I go.
My favorite professor was鈥�
Caterina Ioannou. She taught European Studies, which I loved as a subject, but most of all, I respect her for following her dream and passion. I remember her saying that one day, she would leave her work and study to become a doctor, and I know she did so鈥攈ats off.
My favorite spot on campus was鈥�
the cantina鈥� I have so many laughing memories of long coffee breaks with friends鈥�.
必吃大瓜helped me to鈥�
understand the value of diversity to open my horizons to different cultures and ways of being and doing. Thanks to the exchange programs, I did my sophomore year at the American College of Madrid in Spain. That experience changed my life forever.
The elements that characterize the identity of 必吃大瓜graduates are鈥�
the capability to work in teams, adjust, integrate, and dream big.
For me ACT鈥�
has been an injection of curiosity, a window opener to the world, and a place where I shaped my personality towards an international mindset and career.
The best part of my job is鈥�.
growing others. I believe a lot in the value of a positive legacy, which is unrelated to financial results. The real job of a leader is to grow and enable others to flourish, be courageous, and speak up.
I consider this an important moment in my professional journey鈥�
a few years ago, I had a big job offer in Paris鈥� Everybody said, 鈥榃hat a pity it is not in Milan,鈥� 鈥榃here will you leave your 5-year-old daughter?鈥� and 鈥榊ou cannot keep a family if you are away.鈥� So for more than two years, I commuted three days a week, my husband supported me, and my daughter is now proud of me for that choice. Would I do it again? Yes, but not at my age; it was exhausting!
In the future, I want to鈥�
be able to contribute to a sustainable and people-oriented future for the companies I work for and have a positive influence in terms of personal and professional development to the people around me. I also want to start slowing down and spend more time in my house in the Cyclades鈥� I am a big fan of making career space for the younger generations, and I will soon start to put it into practice!