Eleni Myrivili is a senior advisor for resilience and sustainability to the City of Athens. A tenured professor with executive experience in local government, she is an expert on urban resilience and climate adaptation, national borders and cultural theory. Elected to city government (2014-2019) she served as Athens’ Deputy Mayor for Urban Nature and Climate Resilience pioneering multimillion-euro programs in equitable blue and green infrastructure development. Overseeing a staff of 400, she introduced a clear vision for Climate Adaptation and Urban Ecology, driving collaborative design and digital solutions that also protected the city’s most vulnerable populations. Her work on heat resilience established Athens’ leadership in international urban climate change responses.