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George Hadjigeorgiou
CoFounder, ZOE
George Hadjigeorgiou is the Co-founder and President of ZOE, a health science company that aims to help people eat with confidence.1 ZOE, meaning 'life' in Greek, was co-founded by George Hadjigeorgiou, Tim Spector, and Jonathan Wolf, with the belief that food is the best medicine.1 The company is based in Boston and London and is supported by venture capital funds and angel investors.1
Background and Education::
- Hadjigeorgiou left Greece at 17 to study in the United States.1
- He studied Mechanical Engineering at Tufts and MIT.1
- He holds an M Sc in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B Sc in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from Tufts University.2
Career Highlights::
- Accenture: He began his career in strategy consulting at Accenture.1
- Yahoo: He spent five years at Yahoo, where he met Jonathan Wolf, his current co-founder.1
- HouseTrip: He was the CEO of HouseTrip, an early online booking platform that was later acquired by TripAdvisor.12
- eFood: He co-founded efood, a leading food delivery platform in Europe, which was sold to Delivery Hero in 2015.12
- ZOE: Co-founded in August 2017, ZOE is a health science company committed to helping people live healthier lives.24 George and his co-founders Tim Spector and Jonathan Wolf believe that people need data to make informed choices about their health, cutting through the confusion of conflicting nutritional advice.1
ZOE's Mission and Impact::
- ZOE uses at-home test kits to analyze an individual's gut bacteria, blood sugar, and blood fats.3
- The company compares these results to data from thousands of people, using patented techniques.3
- Based on the test results, ZOE provides personalized advice on how to improve meals and overall health.3
- ZOE’s research is backed by institutions such as Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, and King’s College London.3
- ZOE conducted a community-based science project during the COVID-19 pandemic and uses data from wearable devices to understand how food impacts health.4
- ZOE's scientific cofounder, Prof Tim Spector, began studying 13,000 twins 30 years ago and discovered the impact of food and gut bacteria on health.5
