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.
Nektaria Pastellas
Director, marketing and engagement
The Transmitter
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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