Anna Grimani is a journalist. Born in Athens, she studied journalism in Paris. She began her career at the newspaper TA NEA, and in the magazine sector, working with ENA, EIKONES, and other publications.
Her column PATRIDOGNOSIA & GREEKS ABROAD in the K Magazine of KATHIMERINI SUNDAY (2008-2017) highlighted over 450 distinguished Greek scientists excelling in academic institutions and research centers abroad. She also conducted prominent interviews with distinguished academic personalities, featured in K Magazine, GK (Kathimerini), and Limited Edition (Kathimerini/Eurobank).
Her publication, PATRIDOGNOSIA – 100 PERSONALITIES SEARCHING FOR HELLENISM (published by GOVOSTI), with paintings by Yiannis Psychopaidis and sponsored by N.J.V. ATHENS PLAZA, includes 100 interviews with distinguished Greeks from abroad and personalities of international academic renown. This book highlights the enduring significance of these articles.
She served as the editor-in-chief and presenter of the show REMARKABLE GREEKS (broadcasted on state television ET1), an hour-long program featuring portraits of top international Greek scientists, filmed across Europe and the U.S., and presented for the first time on Greek television.
As president (2015-2018) of a humanitarian organization for impoverished children in Greece with congenital heart disease, she collaborated with prominent figures in the arts, organizing major events at the Megaron Concert Hall and the Herodes Atticus Theatre. Under her voluntary leadership, 106 children with heart conditions were supported.
She authored the biography Eleni Glykatzi-Arveler, 600 Pencils and 10 Poems (2021, published by GOVOSTI).
She is a member of the Honorary Mentors Committee of the non-profit organization HOPEgenesis, founded by Dr. Stefanos Handakas, president of MITERA.
She writes for the Greek edition of Huffington Post and the business magazine WOMEN IN BUSINESS & SCIENCE.
She also served as the senior editor of the official historical documentary 2,500 Light Years, produced by the Honorary Deanery for the 2020 anniversary year of Thermopylae-Salamis (Marianne V. Vardinogianni Foundation).
