Mayor Eva Galambos has lived in Sandy Springs for almost five decades. She is a retired economist specializing in urban finance and labor economics. She has also served as an arbitrator resolving disputes between labor and management.
She was president of Committee for Sandy Springs from 1975-2005 leading the effort to incorporate Sandy Springs. She is a co-founder and former secretary of Sandy Springs Revitalization; founder of Sandy Springs Clean and Beautiful; chairwoman of services committee for the Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods; former chairwoman of the Fulton County Public Housing Authority and founder of Sandy Springs Civic Roundtable.
Ms. Galambos has a PhD. in economics from the Georgia State University, holds a masters degree in labor and industrial relation from the University of Illinois and a bachelor in business administration from the University of Georgia.
She is married, has three adult children, six grandchildren and resides in the Bentwater neighborhood of Sandy Springs. In her spare time Ms. Galambos and her husband enjoy spending time with the family, hiking and gardening.