57. Drake G. Behrakis - Real Estate, Philanthropy and Greek Heritage

In this episode, I am joined by Drake G. Behrakis. Drake is President of Marwick Associates, a real estate investment and development company located in Lexington, Massachusetts. Marwick is the real estate arm of a family-owned, privately held investment company. He is also active in the Behrakis Foundation, the family’s philanthropic vehicle, and a co-founder of the strategic advisory firm 2TmX Advisors. Before establishing Marwick, Mr. Behrakis held various positions with Muro Pharmaceutical, Inc. and the Gillette Company. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern University.   His engagement as an investor, mentor, philanthropist, and volunteer has expanded throughout the years. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The National Hellenic Society. He is on the Board of Directors for The Hellenic Initiative, He is also an investor/shareholderin Comkardia, Christie Campus Health, and an Advisor to Genomes to People, Desmos Policy Institute, and the Delphi Economic Forum. In 2015 he was the recipient of the Boston College Distinguished Volunteer Award. Prior board commitments and involvements include Boston College, Leadership 100, Brigham & Woman’s Hospital, Order of St. Andrew, Orthodox Youth Ministry, Hellenic College, the American College of Greece, The Maliotis Cultural Center and the State of Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council. Mr. Behrakis resides with his wife, three children, and dog, Lola, in Wellesley, Massachusetts. - - GreeceChats Podcast is available on all podcast platforms, you can follow the podcasts instagram page at ⁠⁠@greecechatspodcast⁠⁠. You can also watch the video edition of this episode on YouTube at ⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@iamgreece⁠⁠⁠ - Greece Chats Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tony Kariotis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is made possible by our amazing sponsors: -⁠⁠⁠Origins App (@originsapp)⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠Kastra Elion Premium Sipping Vodka (@kastraelion)⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠Klosti Handmade (@klosti_handmade)⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠TheGreekLawyer (@thegreeklawyer)⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠Savvas Fetfatsidis Mortgage Lender (@savvasmortgage)⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠Greece Media (@greece / @greecemedia)⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠Screen Printing by Airo (@airosports)⁠⁠⁠ -⁠⁠⁠Efstathia Fragou Jewels (@efstathiafragoujewels)