Leadership Roles
Director, Global Mental Health Action Network – since 2024
Director of Research, Programmes & Policy, Mental Health Foundation – London, UK – 2016-2023
Deputy Director of Development for Public Health Data, Department of Health – London, UK – 2013-2016
Strategic Advisory Roles
AI Health Literacy Hub, Taskforce on Community Literacy and Mental Wellbeing, Chair, since 2026
European Network for Traumatic Stress Guidelines for Mental Health & Psychosocial Care, Advisor, 2026
Global Leadership Exchange, Board Director, since 2026
Global Mental Health Taskforce at the UN, Chair, leading CSO involvement for the UN High-Level Meeting, 2025
WHO Civil Society Working Group on Non-Communicable Diseases, Member, since May 2024
New Zealand Ministry of Health & Public Health Agency, Advisor, youth in mental health policy, 2024
Journal of Public Mental Health, (IF: 1.2) Editorial Board Member, since 2024
Oxford Handbook on Philosophy and Public Mental Health, Co-Editor, since 2023
Joint Council of Cosmetic Practitioners, Trustee on Public Health and Patient Safety matters, 2023
Royal Society of Public Health, Fellow, since 2023
International Coalition, Climate Change & Resilience, Planning Committee Member, since 2022
Taskforce of the American Psychiatric Association, Social Determinants of Health, Advisor, 2021-2022
NIHR Perinatal Mental Health Circle of Security trial, Chair of the Data Monitoring Committee, 2021-2024
UK Gov’t Independent Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (SPI-B), Advisor, 2020-2021
Public Health England’s Covid-19 Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Reference Cell, Expert Ref Group 2020
BMC Public Health, Journal (IF: 3.6) Editorial Board Member, 2020-2026
Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education, Care Services Route Panel Expert Member, 2020-2022
NHS England, Advancing Mental Health Equalities Taskforce, Member, 2020-2023
Public Health England’s Every Mind Matters Campaign, Content Development Advisor, 2019-2020
Mental Health Collective, Community Interest Company (UK), Non-Executive Director, 2018-2023
International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership, Public Health & Urban Health panels expert, 2018-2025
Greater London Authority, Thrive LDN, Advisory Group Member, since 2017-2021
Society of Junior Doctors, NGO (Greece), Trustee & Development Director, 2011-2017
Academic Appointments & Education
University of Liverpool, Visiting Lecturer in the Masters in Public Health, since 2023.
King’s College London, Visiting Lecturer in Society and Mental Health Policy, since 2020.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Visiting Lecturer in the Global Mental Health Centre – Leading
on Promotion and Prevention in the MSc programme, since 2016
University of Crete, Visiting Lecturer at MSc in Public Health - Health Promotion and Prevention, 2017-18
Oxford University, Visiting Lecturer at Nuffield Department for Primary Care Health Sciences – Leading on courses about Real World Evidence, 2014-16
My training:
2022: International Board of Lifestyle Medicine | Board Certified as Lifestyle Medicine Physician
DrPH: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine – London, UK | Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH)
2016: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, US | Citizen Service in Public Health
2014: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Evidence-based Public Health Policy & Practice
2014: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Leadership and Management of Public Health Organisations
MSc: Imperial College London – London, UK | History and Sociology of Health and Medicine (MSc)
MD: University of Athens – Athens, Greece | Doctor of Medicine (MD)
