Michalis Sotiropoulos
 Head of Government Relations, EMEA, DTCC
Michalis heads Government Relations in Europe for the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation - DTCC.
He is responsible for DTCC’s policy and regulatory strategy in EMEA and has been running the DTCC’s Brussels office since 2011. Michalis represents the firm before policymakers, supervisors and industry, having the oversight of DTCC’s overall policy and regulatory activity on capital markets, clearing and settlement, trade reporting, operational resilience and data flows. He is a thought leader in European capital markets and a recognized expert on clearing and new financial technologies.
Michalis is an occasional Visiting Lecturer in several European Universities and is fluent in English, French and Greek.
Prior to this, Michalis has worked for a top tier policy advisory in Brussels, a couple of political think tanks and the European Commission.
A Greek and Belgian national, Michalis has academic degrees in international politics and political economy from UK and Greek universities.
In his free time, he enjoys playing and composing music.