Biography

Ioannis (Giannis) Chatzibeis is marketing and a sport marketing specialist but his real passion apart sports is the support and promotion of new ideas. He has extensive Olympic related experience, having worked in the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games. He first participated as a Paralympic athlete in the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games and has a successful track record in swimming, triathlon and other sports ever since. Giannis has served as an inspirational speaker for life achievements and overcoming disability issues in schools and public events. In 2003, together with a team of fellow swimmers, they organized and completed the marathon swimming relay known as “Aegeathlon”, an open sea swimming relay in the Aegean islands of Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos and Milos. The aim of the project was to showcase the potential and abilities of Paralympic athletes. Giannis founded GIVE&FUND in 2013, aiming to provide individuals and groups of people around the world with an easy-to-use, state-of-the-art platform that will support them to change their lives, and the lives of the people around them.