Greg Efthimiou
Greg Efthimiou, '99, is a public relations executive specializing in corporate communications. He currently serves as vice president of communications for GoDaddy, the world's largest website domain registrar. In this role, he leads a team that protects and enhances the company's reputation through media relations, executive positioning, issue and crisis management, employee communications, thought leadership, social media, and content generation. He also oversees the GoDaddy Small Business Research Lab and the company's corporate events function.
Prior to joining GoDaddy in 2022, Efthimiou served as vice president of internal communications and corporate citizenship for Honeywell. Other previous roles include leading corporate and client communications at Bank of America Merchant Services and various functions within Duke Energy’s communications operation. He began his career contributing to and then leading communications projects on change management consulting engagements at Accenture.
Efthimiou earned a Bachelor of Arts in leadership studies from the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. Later, as a Roy H. Park Fellow, he earned a Master of Arts in mass communication (public relations) from the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He is a contributing author to The Handbook of Crisis Communication and Corporate Communication: Seventh Edition. In addition to serving on the Jepson School's Executive Board of Advisors, he is a member of the board of directors of Central Piedmont Community College Foundation in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A native of Garden City, New York, Efthimiou lives in Charlotte with his wife and three children. He and his family enjoy volunteering with Special Olympics in the Charlotte metropolitan area.