Anna Panagopoulou
Director of European Research Area and Innovation of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Since July 2016, Ms Anna Panagopoulou has been the Director of 'Common Implementation Centre' at the Research and Innovation Directorate General of the European Commission. The directorate is responsible for the implementation strategy for European Union R&I programmes and covers among others the service for Horizon 2020 information and data. Ms Panagopoulou is also acting director of directorate ‘Research and Innovation Outreach’ responsible for Research and Innovation Policy. Previously, she was Head of Department for Programme Support and Resources at INEA in 2014. Ms Panagopoulou started her career in the European Commission in 1997 being responsible for files in the area of EU research and innovation, transport and energy policy. Beforehand she worked for 6 years in the private sector. She holds a degree in electrical engineering.