Maria Philippi leads the Eugenides Foundation's Institute of Vocational Training & Skills Development, overseeing the newly established and the Centre for Lifelong Learning (ΚΔΒΜ). She is responsible for strategic educational design, education and innovation, and the development of new skills programmes at the VET Institute.
She is a PhD candidate in Digital Media & Communication at the Ionian University, and holds an MSc in Communication & Information Technologies in Education (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens), an MBA in Marketing (University of Hertfordshire, UK) and a BA in Communication & Mass Media Studies (National & Kapodistrian University of Athens). She brings over 25 years of cross-sectoral experience, having held corporate leadership roles at major Greek industrial groups (Mytilineos Holdings, Lafarge, Titan Group) before moving into educational leadership.