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Angelo and Sofia Tsakopoulos

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Husband and wife Angelo and Sofia (neé Leones) Tsakopoulos have made significant contributions to Hellenic Studies, endowing Hellenic Studies Chairs at Stanford University, Columbia University and Georgetown University. Mr.  They also founded the Speros Vryonis Center for the Study of Hellenism which in 2002 became the Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection at California State University (Sacramento). In 1964, Mr. Tsakopoulos founded AKT Development, and has had an extremely successful career as a real estate developer. Mrs. Tsakopoulos has been an active supporter of the arts, and in 2018, The Sofia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts made its debut in downtown Sacramento, California.

Angelo and Sophia Tsakopoulos are 2019 National Hellenic Society Excellence Award winners.

Angelo and Sofia Tsakopoulos