Evanna (Eugenia) Kelepouris was born in Sweden and was raised in Greece and the US. She has worked for several years as an attorney in New York City and as legal counsel in Athens, mainly concentrating in Insurance Law.

Evanna has graduated from the Stern School of Business of New York University with a degree in Marketing and International Business and then went on to earn a law degree (JD) from Hofstra Law School in New York. Evanna became a member of the New York Bar Association in 1995.