Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, political leader and the author of numerous bestselling books: Talking to My Daughter: A Brief History of Capitalism; Adults in the Room, a memoir of his time as finance minister of Greece; an economic history of Europe, And The Weak Suffer What They Must?; and Another Now: Dispatches from An Alternative Present. Born in Athens in 1961, he was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered politics.
He is co-founder of the international grassroots movement DiEM25 and a Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.
He is co-founder of the international grassroots movement DiEM25 and a Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.
