Dr. Evi Hatziandreou

Dr. Evi Hatziandreou brings a distinguished international career in public health, health policy, and innovation leadership to her role as Director of the Nao Program and its Scientific Board. A graduate of the Athens Medical School, she holds a joint Doctorate in Health Policy & Management and Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. She has held academic posts at top institutions including Harvard University, Indiana University’s O’Neill School, and Hellenic American University, and has served as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Hatziandreou has contributed her expertise across sectors and borders—in the U.S., U.K., Sweden, and Greece—holding leadership roles in multinational corporations (AstraZeneca, Interamerican/ACHMEA), public health bodies (CDC, U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment), and policy-making institutions. Her work spans research, prevention, health systems evaluation, and innovation strategy, with widely published studies on cost-effective healthcare interventions and public health improvement. “To live well is to prevent early, lead with knowledge, and shape systems that empower every life.”