Effie Gkanidou

Effie Gkanidou has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Effie most recently worked at Freespee, joining in 2019 and progressing to the position of Head of Project Management Office. Prior to that, they held roles such as Project Management Office Manager and Project Manager at the same company. Before joining Freespee, they worked at WinningMinds.ai as a Senior Behavioral Annotation Expert and Project Manager, handling linguistic annotations. Effie also worked as an Annotator at the company. In 2012, they were a Junior Online Research Account Manager at OPINION Marketing Research. Effie also has experience as an Independent Consultant at Eftychia Gkanidou and as an Intern at POND Innovation & Design. Effie began their professional career as an Administrator at the Organization of Freelancers' Insurance and later worked as an Administrator at the County of Attica.

Effie Gkanidou completed their education in a chronological order. Effie first attended the Athens University of Economics and Business from 2001 to 2007, where they obtained a BSc degree in Business Administration. Later, Effie pursued a Master's degree in Marketing and Media Management from the Stockholm School of Economics, completing it from 2009 to 2011.

In addition to their formal education, Effie also acquired several certifications. These include: Six Sigma Foundations, Six Sigma: Green Belt, Igniting Emotional Engagement, Operational Excellence Foundations, Preparing for Successful Communication, Building Business Relationships, Building Trust, Communication Foundations, Interpersonal Communication, Building an ISO 27001-Compliant Cybersecurity Program: The Annex A Controls, Building an ISO 27001-Compliant Cybersecurity Program: Getting Started, Cybersecurity Foundations, Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices, Project Management Project, Budgeting and Scheduling Projects, Managing Project Risks and Changes, and Initiating and Planning Projects. Effie obtained these certifications from various institutions such as LinkedIn and Coursera between 2018 and 2023.