Athos Tsinontides holds a Doctorate in Pharmacy from the Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (Honors) from St. John’s University and a Master in Public Sector Management from the Cyprus International Institute of Management. He is also a Registered Pharmacist in Cyprus and the State of New Jersey in USA. He worked as a Staff Pharmacist at the Department of Pharmacy of the Ohio State University Hospitals in Ohio and as a Clinical Pharmacist at the Department of Pharmaceutical Services in the Ministry of Health in Cyprus. He joined the Health Insurance Organization in 2006 and has held the position of Director since 2008. He has been Acting Director General since 2015 and headed the effort for the preparation and the implementation of the National Health Insurance System in Cyprus in 2019.