Eleana Baskouta is the co-Founder & Executive Director of the Greek Psychedelic Society. Currently based in San Francisco, she is a cultural strategist, philanthropy advisor, and ecosystem builder working to ensure that Greece remains at the forefront of the global psychedelic dialogue. As Co-founder and Executive Director of the Greek Psychedelic Society, she is dedicated to destigmatizing psychedelics, reclaiming Greece’s intellectual heritage, and advancing research grounded in the country’s philosophical and scientific traditions.

With a decade of experience in international development, philanthropy, and research-driven fundraising, Eleana has mobilized millions in funding, built high-impact partnerships, and worked with leading organizations across policy, academia, and the nonprofit sector. She has held roles at the Chacruna Institute, Survival International, Concordia Summit, and the U.S. Embassy in Athens, where she developed strategic initiatives that bridge philanthropy, research, and policy. Her expertise lies in connecting funders with transformative ideas, ensuring that emerging research in psychedelics and consciousness remains ethically grounded and financially sustainable. Her work focuses on mobilizing resources, shaping funding mechanisms, and establishing research initiatives that position Greece not just as a historical reference, but as an active participant in the future of psychedelic science and policy. She is particularly committed to ensuring that expanded states of consciousness, cognitive innovation, and psychedelic-assisted inquiry remain grounded in epistemic humility, ethical principles, and rigorous intellectual discourse—offering a counterbalance to accelerationist narratives in the field.In addition to her leadership at the Greek Psychedelic Society, she serves as a development advisor for the Center for MINDS, advancing research on psychedelic-assisted cognition, creativity, and human intelligence. Through her work, she is laying the foundation for a research paradigm that reflects Greece’s intellectual and mythological lineage while shaping the global evolution of psychedelics and innovation.

Eleana holds a Master’s in Development Economics and International Relations from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, a B.Sc. in Business & Economics from the American College of Greece, and a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Athens, where her ethnographic research focused on altered states of consciousness and shamanic healing traditions.