Markos Kounalakis

Background

Kounalakis, Markos was born on December 1, 1956 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Antonios Markos and Vasiliki Kounalakis.

Education

Bachelor in Political Science with honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1978; student, University Stockholm, 1980; Master of Science in Journalism, Columbia University, 1988; certified, University of Southern California, 1996.

Career

Reporter, anchor, Radio Sweden International, Stockholm, 1980-1982; producer, Spotlight on World Affairs, San Francisco, 1982-1984; founder, partner, Earwax Prodns., San Francisco, since 1984; journalism fellow, Robert Bosch Foundation, Germany, 1988-1989; East European reporter, Newsweek Magazine, 1989-1991; Moscow correspondent, NBC-Mutual News Network, Russia, 1991-1992. Creative director Visible Interactive Corporation, San Francisco, 1994-1995. Executive communications strategist Silicon Graphics, 1997.

Achievements

• Markos Kounalakis has been listed as a noteworthy Foreign correspondent by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Defying Gravity: The Making of Newton

    (A unique documentation of a real-life Silicon Valley susp...)

Connections

Father:

Antonios Markos Kounalakis

Mother:

Vasiliki Kounalakis