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NEWS OF OUR MEMBERS
John P. Calamos Honored by The Hellenic Initiative
George Stamas, Co-Founder and President of The Hellenic Initiative,
and John S. Koudounis honor John P. Calamos with The Hellenic
Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award in Chicago.
John P. Calamos, a prominent and longtime member of
Leadership 100, received The Hellenic Initiative Lifetime
Achievement Award at Chicago’s historic United Center
on March 7, 2026. This historic celebration of Hellenism
was brought about largely through the efforts of John S.
Koudounis, also a member of Leadership 100, with more
than 13,000 people filling the United Center in what The
Hellenic Initiative called “the largest gathering in history
of the Greek diaspora in support of Greece.”
John P. Calamos, the founder of Calamos Investments, is
a pioneer in the financial industry, and a member of the
Faith Endowment, and a Grand Benefactor of the St.
Nicholas National Shrine. He is the Chairman of the
National Hellenic Museum in Chicago. He and his wife,
Mae, are fulfilled Founders of the Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew Foundation. John P. Calamos was invested
as Archon in 2015 and conferred with the offikion
Eftaxias.
Leaders of the Greek diaspora from across the United
States, Canada, and around the world came to Chicago
to join in honoring Archon Calamos, as well as to enjoy
a sold-out performance of the celebrated Greek artist
Konstantinos Argiros, whom Koudounis invited to
perform as the crowning element of a unique and
unprecedented presentation celebrating Hellenic pride,
philanthropy, music, and unity.
Koudounis is a member of the Archon National Council
and is the Chair of the Investment Committee of the
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation.
Koudounis also serves on the Board of Directors for The
Hellenic Initiative and the National Hellenic Museum.
and the Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation. He and his
wife, Joanne, are fulfilled Founders of the Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation. Koudounis was
invested as Archon in 2016 and conferred with the
Offikion Eftaxias.
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