Ann Pardalos
Manager Director, International Trade & Investment Office, DED
Ms. Ann Pardalos joined the Missouri Department of Economic Development,
Office of International Marketing in April of 1994. She has served the state as European Trade Specialist, Senior Trade Specialist, Coordinator,
and is currently the Managing Director of the International Trade & Investment Office. Ann oversees the daily operations of the International Trade
& Investment Office network of global offices in Canada, China, Europe, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New York Region, South Korea and the UAE.
Ann is further responsible for directing Missouri’s international marketing plan, which lends focus to Missouri’s international business efforts
and presence globally. Along with Staff, Ann assists Missouri firms to export their goods and services overseas and provides advocacy on their
behalf to foreign governments. Ms. Pardalos is fluent in Greek. Her professional career began in the private sector where she worked for Merrill
Lynch in Kansas City, Missouri; IBM Hellas, Inc. in Athens, Greece; and with Logiki Computers, Ltd., the cornerstone of the Logiki Group of
Companies she helped to found in Katerini, Greece. Ann has an MBA (Cum Laude) from Cardean University and completed her undergraduate work
at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she received her degree in Business Administration-Administrative Management, Associate Degrees
in Computer Information Systems and Marketing Management, respectively. Ms. Pardalos serves on a number of professional boards and is currently
Ex Officio, having formerly served as President & Chair (2014-2016), of the State’s International Development Organization (SIDO), the national organization of U.S. state trade directors.