Evy Poumpouras Biography: Husband, Age, Children, Net Worth, Height, Parents, Career

Evy Poumpouras is an American journalist, author, television host, and former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent, celebrated for her multifaceted career spanning law enforcement, media, and academia.

She served as a Secret Service agent from 2000 to 2012, protecting Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, and earned the Secret Service Medal of Valor for her heroism during the 9/11 attacks.

Profile

• Full Name: Evy Poumpouras
• Stage Name: Evy Poumpouras
• Born: 1, January 1977
• Age: 48 years old
• Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: Journalist, Author, Former U.S. Secret Service Agent, Adjunct Professor, TV Host
• Height: 1.73m
• Parents: Mr. Poumpouras, Mrs. Poumpouras
• Siblings: 1
• Spouse: Dimitri Giannetos (m. 2010)
• Children: 1
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $1 million to $2 million

Early Life and Education

Evy Poumpouras was born on January 1, 1977, in Queens, New York, to Greek immigrant parents—her father from Mesta, Chios, and her mother from Kilkis.

She has one sibling, a brother.

She pursued language studies abroad, learning Italian at the American University of Rome, Spanish during a semester in Mexico, and French while studying in France.

Poumpouras graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Affairs, later earning a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University and a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Her ethnicity is Greek, though her religious affiliation has not been publicly specified.

Career

Poumpouras began her career in the insurance industry after college but joined the New York City Police Department (NYPD) academy at 23, training for five months before accepting an offer from the U.S. Secret Service in 2000.

For 12 years, she served as a polygraph examiner and interrogator in the New York Field Office, conducting high-stakes interviews, and later joined the Presidential Protective Division for Presidents Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George H.W. Bush.

She faced sexism in a male-dominated field (over 90% male at the time) but met the same physical standards as her male counterparts.

Her heroism as a first responder during the 9/11 attacks earned her the Secret Service Medal of Valor and the Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s Award for Excellence.

After leaving the Secret Service in 2012, Poumpouras transitioned to journalism, leveraging her Columbia degree.

She became a regular contributor on NBC, MSNBC, CNN, ABC’s Good Morning America, and Today, covering national security, crime, and law enforcement.

She co-hosted Bravo’s reality series Spy Games (2020) and appeared on CBS’s The Hunted and networks like History and Oxygen.

Her memoir, Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly (2020, Simon & Schuster), became a bestseller, offering strategies for resilience and communication drawn from her Secret Service experience.

A second book, Loving the Machine: The Science of Selfless Love (2017, Penguin Random House), is also attributed to her, though some sources question its authenticity.

Poumpouras is an adjunct professor at the City University of New York, teaching criminal justice, criminology, and policing, and a visiting lecturer at Athens University of Economics and Business for leadership and negotiation.

Her TEDx talk, “Words: Your Most Powerful Weapon,” and online interviews have garnered over 45 million views, and she speaks for organizations like NASDAQ, Wells Fargo, and the Corcoran Group.

She received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for her contributions to American society.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @evypoumpouras
• Facebook Handle: Evy Poumpouras
• Twitter Handle: @EvyPoumpouras

Personal Life

Evy Poumpouras married Dimitri Giannetos, a Greece-born medical practitioner specializing in mental health, on October 8, 2010.

The couple has one daughter, who was baptized in 2023 at the Megalos Taxiarchis Church in Mesta, Chios, a location of personal significance to Poumpouras’s family.

True to her protective instincts shaped by her Secret Service background, she maintains her husband’s privacy, and no past relationships or boyfriends have been publicly documented.

Net Worth

Evy Poumpouras has an estimated net worth of $1 million to $2 million.

Her income derives from her journalism work with major networks, speaking engagements for Fortune 500 companies, book sales from Becoming Bulletproof, and her role as an adjunct professor.

Additional earnings come from social media sponsorships and her Beyond Bulletproof virtual subscription series.