Ecumenical Patriarchate of Orthodox Christianity Under Siege: The Holy Theological School of Halki (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781452820262)

About the Author * Business Executive * Ethicist * Author * Lecturer * Philanthropist * Composer, Director, Musician * Mediator * Helleniccomserve.com (Business Arena) Christos Papoutsy (Papoutsis) was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, a second-generation Greek-American. His father was born in Vatoussa, Lesvos (Mytilene) and his mother's family was from Asvestochori on the outskirts of Thessaloniki. He is a successful business executive, semi-retired now after a thirty-five-year career leading thousands of employees world-wide, and developing his company into a global leader in the electronics industry. Mr. Papoutsy is a business graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, with post-degree studies at Harvard University in law, mediation, and psychology. In 1961, he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from his alma mater. An active philanthropist in his local community and international circles, he holds the title of Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Order of St. Andrew the Apostle, among many other awards and distinctions. He has lectured on business and business ethics at universities and institutions in Europe and the U.S., including Oxford University and the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce in Athens. In addition to his interest in business ethics, he has researched the Catastrophe of Smyrna extensively because of his contact with many Mikrasiastes on Mytilene, his father's ancestral home, and has launched Hellenic Communication Service at the Web site: www.helleniccomserve.com, a not-for-profit news and information service for Greek communities. On October 17, 1997, Papoutsy received the highest medal of the School of Traditional Greek Folk Music in Athens, Greece, from its founder and director, Mr. Aristides Moschos. Mr. Papoutsy is the conductor of the Hellenic and Near Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra. His primary instrument is the santouri.