Nektaria Pastellas.

Nektaria Pastellas

Director, marketing and engagement
The Transmitter

Nektaria Pastellas leads The Transmitter’s strategic efforts to engage neuroscientists with The Transmitter’s content, across all marketing channels. Before joining The Transmitter, Nektaria was an associate director of audience development at Medscape/WebMD.

Education

  • M.B.A., Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago
  • B.A. in business administration, Athens University of Economics and Business

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