Yannis Papadogiannis studied economics at the University of Piraeus in Greece. In 1994 he began working for financial magazines and newspapers as a financial journalist. He has been with the Athens newspaper Kathimerini since 1999.

Yiannis has written three books on economics, banking and politics. His recent book “From the Big Party to bankruptcy. 1980 - 2015 Demagogy and fateful choices” (Editions Papadopoulos) provides a detailed analysis of the Greek economic crisis and the various stages undergone by the country in recent years, focusing on the attitudes taken by Greek political leaders.