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Born in Athens in 1976, Zacharaki has completed English language studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and postgraduate studies in Comparative Pedagogy and Administration of European Educational Organizations.

She specialized in English language teaching at the University of London’s Institute of Education.

In 2015, Zacharaki represented Greece in the International Visitor Leadership Program on a US Department of State scholarship with a focus on the role of public-private partnerships in the reconstruction of economies.

She originates from the mountain village of Granitsa in Evritania, central Greece, and speaks English, French and Spanish.

Before her move to the tourism ministry, Zacharaki previously served as deputy education minister on issues of primary and secondary education appointed by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

She also served as advisor to the minister for International and European Relations at the development ministry from 2012 to 2014. In August 2016, she was appointed deputy spokesperson for the New Democracy party, and in March 2019, stepped in as party spokesperson.

She has also worked at the education ministry’s EU department and at the General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning.