Eva Kaili

Eva Kaili was born on October 26, 1978, in Thessaloniki, Greece. She studied architecture and civil engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, followed by a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Piraeus. From 2004 to 2007, Kaili rose to national prominence as a television news anchor and journalist for Mega Channel, one of Greece's leading broadcasting networks.

In 2007, at age twenty-nine, Kaili was elected to the Hellenic Parliament representing Thessaloniki for the PASOK party, serving through the tumultuous European debt crisis until 2012. In 2014, she was elected to the European Parliament, winning re-election in 2019. In Brussels, Kaili established herself as a prominent voice on digital innovation, serving as Chair of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and spearheading European policy frameworks on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and blockchain. In January 2022, she was elected one of the fourteen Vice Presidents of the European Parliament, serving in high-level diplomatic and legislative capacities.