Nick Christoforidis
Senior Counsel, Greece
Nick is a policy and intelligence specialist focusing on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans. He has expertise in geopolitical analysis, policy research, and political risk assessment, along with several years of experience in open-source intelligence. As Senior Counsel at Aretera, Nick provides strategic advice to clients, leveraging his regional expertise to help clients navigate complex political and economic environments.
Prior to joining Aretera, Nick built and managed a portfolio of high-profile clients, including consulting firms and multinational corporations in the UK, Germany, Greece, and Cyprus. He provided due diligence, political analysis, and intelligence services across industries such as shipping, telecommunications, raw materials, construction, real estate, tobacco, and retail. Earlier in his career, Nick contributed to some of Greece’s leading geopolitical analysis platforms and worked for one of the country’s most respected print media organizations.
Nick holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Politics and Intelligence Studies from Aberystwyth University in Wales and a Master’s degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens, Greece. He also served in the 588th Infantry Battalion and the 5/42 Evzone Regiment of the Hellenic Armed Forces in the South Aegean.