Cleo Papadopoulou
Partner, Chief Learning Officer, PwC Cyprus
“We leave nothing behind other than the lives of the people we touched positively” - Cleo Papadopoulou
Born in Cyprus, studied and worked in London, Cleo specialised in tax at a very early stage in her career. She moved back to Cyprus in 1992 and joined PwC. Ten years and three children later she became the first female partner.
Throughout her career her focus has always been people. Beyond investing time to understand her clients as individuals before advising them, she has a passion for developing people.
Today, Cleo is the Chief Learning Officer of PwC. She is involved in coaching, training and mentoring within and outside of PwC, helping people to reach their full potential, develop business skills and become inclusive leaders.
She is an accredited Executive Coach by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), as well as a certified trainer by the Human Resource Development Authority of Cyprus.
Driven by values and passionate about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Cleo is also the Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer and on the Management Board of PwC Cyprus. For her, I&D is not just a role, it is a mission to accelerate change.
She is designing and delivering Inclusion & Diversity trainings and workshops, facilitating discussions and incorporating I&D in blended learning programs for all levels in an organisation.
On the client-facing side, having spent 30 years in tax with tons of technical expertise, Cleo is now serving international private clients, whilst heading the Transportation & Logistics for PwC Cyprus as well as Corporate Responsibility.
Cleo is a member of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants (ACCA), member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC), a member of Chartered Institute of Taxation in the UK and a member of the EMCC.
