EIMF Faculty Members

Faculty Members (Permanent)

Dr Adonis Pegasiou

Academic Director

Dr Pegasiou holds a PhD in Government (University of Manchester), an MSc in European Policy Studies (University of Bristol) and a BSc in Economics (London School of Economics (LSE)).

Following his doctoral studies, he has held positions in the public and private sectors while in between he was awarded post-doctoral research funding by the Research Promotion Foundation of the Republic of Cyprus to examine the ‘Europeanisation of Cyprus’s economy’. During his post-doctoral studies he was based at the EUC Research Centre and was awarded a visiting fellowship at the Hellenic Observatory of the LSE. He has taught as adjunct lecturer at the University of Cyprus for four years and the European University Cyprus (EUC) for two. Furthermore, he has acquired a number of professional qualifications offered by international organisations, including ‘Certificate in Risk in Financial Services’ (offered by CISI), ‘Certified Global Sanctions Specialist Certification’ (offered by ACAMS) and Diploma in ‘Governance, Risk and Compliance’ (offered by ICA). Since July 2019 he has been appointed as the Academic Director of the European Institute of Management and Finance (EIMF) and has delivered courses, designed material and produced study guides that focus on Governance, Regulation, Risk, CSR and ESG. Overall, he is particularly interested in issues of governance, political economy, the European Union and more specifically the evolving policy and regulatory framework that is decided at the European level as the EU attempts to enforce a more environmentally sensitive, transparent and socially responsible corporate environment while at the same time increasing the obligations of EU member states in meeting strict criteria that will tackle the climate crisis, protect the environment and enhance social cohesion.

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Dr Panikkos Poutziouris

Professor

Dr Poutziouris is Professor of Entrepreneurial Management at EIMF and a Fellow at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, working with the Economics and Policy Group on Circular Economics and Entrepreneurial Development Models.

He leads the module -Enterprising Families & Family Offices, part of the Cambridge Executive MBA programme. Professor Poutziouris is Board member and Fellow of the Family Firm Institute and former President of IFERA- International Family Enterprise Research Academy. He has been leading / supporting initiatives in teaching, training, research, engagement and consulting across frontiers with a focus on entrepreneurial growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial finance and trans-generational family business continuity. Having served as Rector of the UCLan and as a faculty member in established academic institutions in Cyprus and abroad, Professor Poutziouris has strengthened the quality assurance mechanisms at EIMF and the research strategy of the Institute.

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Mr Marios Mortis

Accountancy Programmes Leader

Mr Mortis holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting, as well as a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance. He is a qualified member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA).

Marios has accumulated valuable experience working in various positions and companies within Cyprus’s accounting, audit, advisory, assurance, and banking sectors. In the past seven years, Marios has embarked on a new and fulfilling career path in the field of education, which he finds both challenging and fascinating. He served as a Visitor Academic at a local university in Cyprus, where he taught several courses, including corporate governance and business ethics, corporate finance, corporate risk management, and audit and assurance. Currently, Marios holds the position of Trainer and Accountancy Programmes Leader at EIMF (European Institute of Management and Finance). In this role, he oversees the management of both professional and academic accounting and finance programmes. Marios has successfully designed and delivered professional training courses covering topics such as corporate reporting, tax, AML (Anti-Money Laundering), funds, forensic accounting, financial analysis, auditing, and financial workshops. Furthermore, Marios is entrusted with leading the Department of Accounting & Finance within EIMF’s Academic School. He actively engages in research within the domains of finance and accounting, contributing to both academic and professional endeavors in these fields.

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Dr Despina Christofi

Lecturer

Dr. Despina Christofi holds a PhD in Law (University of Central Lancashire, 2018), an LLM in International Commercial Law (University of Glasgow, 2014) and an LLB (Hons) (University of Leicester, 2013). Her research interests evolve around EU economic and financial governance in times of crisis, European Banking Union, banking supervision and regulation, Alternative Dispute Resolution methods and International Investment Law and Arbitration.

She has served as a Lecturer in the School of Law at UCLan Cyprus for several years, and worked in academic positions in other private institutions, teaching and supervising students in both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. She is currently holding an Adjunct Faculty position in the Open University of Cyprus. She has been I actively participated in curriculum development and assessment, ensuring that particular legal programs remained relevant and aligned with industry standards. For two years, she had the position of officer in the Central Bank of Cyprus, working on the preparation of specific Directives on the governance and supervision of credit institutions in Cyprus and representing the Central Bank of Cyprus in European Central Bank working groups on fit and proper, internal governance and remuneration for financial institutions. Dr. Christofi is a member of the Cyprus Legal Council and an accredited trainer of Cyprus Human Resources Development Authority, a Fellow in Higher Education Academy and a mediator. Finally, she has been actively involved in giving expert legal opinions in EU financial crisis law and banking law for Cypriot law firms and legal authorities.

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Professor Kevin Featherstone

Kevin Featherstone is Emeritus Professor (European Institute) and Professorial Research Fellow in the Hellenic Observatory at LSE.

He was Director of the Hellenic Observatory from 2002 to 2024. He has held visiting positions at the University of Minnesota; New York University; Harvard University; and, the European University Institute (Firenze). Before LSE, he held academic posts at the universities of Stirling and Bradford. He has received a number of honours: including, ‘Grand Commander, Order of the Phoenix’ of the Hellenic Republic (2021); honorary doctorate, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2022); and Honorary Greek citizenship (2023). He was the first foreign member of the National Council for Research and Technology (ESET) in Greece, serving from 2010-2013. He served on an ad hoc committee for the reorganisation of the Greek government in 2010-11. He has written extensively on modern Greek politics, and on the European Union. In 2014, the European Parliament selected one of his books (‘The Road to Maastricht: Negotiating Economic and Monetary Union’, co-authored with Kenneth Dyson) as one of its ‘100 Books on Europe to Remember’. He has contributed regularly to Greek and international media on European and Greek politics. His research falls within comparative politics, public policy, and political economy. His focus has been on the European Union and on contemporary Greece: both separately and in combination. He has been especially interested in the creation of Economic and Monetary Union and euro-zone governance; the politics of Europeanization; institutions and reform capacity in Greece; core executive politics in Greece; and, latterly, the discursive politics of euroscepticism in different national contexts.

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Dr Marios Soupashis

Dr. Marios Soupashis is an experienced investment executive and economist with 25+ years of front-office leadership, strategy, and governance across regulated markets in Cyprus and Europe.

He is currently active in the crypto-asset space, focusing on compliant services and market operations. Previously, he served as Executive Officer/Risk Manager at Kronstadt Asset Management—operating a US-focused long–short hedge fund—and as CEO of Naxex Invest Ltd, where he oversaw multi-asset liquidity and trading-technology offerings for brokers under MiFID II. Earlier in his career, he played a key role in developing the Wealth Management Division’s investment strategy at Bank of Cyprus—implementing model portfolios, product governance, and energy-economics coverage—and, as Head of Brokerage at CISCO (Bank of Cyprus Group), expanded brokerage market share to over 20%. He also worked on the EuroAsia Interconnector (EU PCI) as Procurement and Financial Consultant, focusing on valuation, financing structure (CEF grants, equity, debt), and socio-economic benefits. He currently serves as a Non-Executive Director across Argus group funds and other regulated Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), and as Risk Manager for a large occupational provident fund, alongside university teaching in Corporate Finance and Managerial Economics (University of Cyprus and European University Cyprus). His qualifications include CySEC Advanced & AML (CN1380), a Doctorate (DProf) in Economics, and an MBA (Finance & Money Markets). He is also a Certified Cryptocurrency Expert and fluent in Greek and English.

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Dr Theano Kalavana

Dr Theano Kalavana holds a PhD in Psychology, MSc in Health Psychology and BSc in Psychology. Her career focuses on the Psychology of Motivation, Communication Skills and Self-management.

Until 2019 she was in academia as an Assistant Professor in Health Psychology and Clinical Communication at the St George’s Medical Program of the University in London through the Medical School, University of Nicosia. Before that, she was a visiting lecturer at the Nursing department of Cyprus University of Technology and at the department of Psychology of the University of Cyprus. In 2014, she received a big European Research Grant of 200K and started her research with health professionals on their self-regulation skills and patients’ satisfaction. Since then, she started delivering training programs (based on the research results) to hospital organizations on resilience, effective communication skills, self-regulation for goal accomplishment and patients’ satisfaction. Due to this experience and exposure, her journey into HR and Business world started. Apart, from the academia, she has worked as a project manager and facilitator for leadership programs in large organizations. Since 2019, she works mostly, as an Executive Coach in Leadership and Well Being. She is a Professional Certified Coach in Leadership accredited by the International Coach Federation, with more than 4000 hours on one-to-one and team coaching. She Certified in Multipliers Leaders and Executive Presence (ExPI).

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Mr Petros Florides

Petros Florides has over 25 years of financial services experience in the areas of private banking, fund management, stockbroking, private equity, proprietary trading and microfinance.

He is an Honours graduate in Accountancy and holds a number of professional qualifications, including: Chartered Director; Chartered Management Accountant; Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (‘CISI’); Certified Member and holder of the Governance Specialist Qualification of the Institute for Risk Management. He is currently employed by World Vision International as Senior Director of Global Governance for the regions of Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australasia. Petros has published numerous articles on governance and related areas, and was the lead author of the Code for Public Sector Governance which, after five years of public consultation, was approved by the Cyprus Council of Ministers in July 2019. Petros also serves as a Non-Executive Director – either as Char of the Board or Audit Committee – of companies within the industries of financial services, fintech and digital solutions. He has also served on the CISI Board of Trustees (UK) since June 2019, and is Co-Founder and Past-President of the CISI Cyprus National Advisory Council. Petros successfully completed: the Certified Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner Advanced Program (approved by the Chartered Management Institute) in 2021; and, the PRI Academy courses in Applied Responsible Investment and Responsible Investment for Trustees. In addition, Petros has represented the Cyprus Institute of Directors on various fora of the European Community Directors Association (‘ecoDa’). Petros is accredited in two different methods of psychometric testing that he uses to integrate an understanding of human behaviour in his teaching of professional and bespoke executive courses in the areas of governance, risk, leadership, sustainability and ethics through CISI Accredited Training Providers and other prestigious institutions. He is also a regular speaker and panelist at public events on the same subjects. Petros is also a founding member of the Advisory Council for the Centre for Good Governance.”

Dr Anna Damaskou

Dr Damaskou has worked with national and EU supervisors of the banking and financial sectors, as well as with banking institutions in Greece and abroad.

She was the Chair of the Board of Transparency International Greece from October 2017 to July 2021, after having served as a researcher for the organization for a number of years. Dr Damaskou has carried out post-doctoral research at the University of Luxembourg in the fields of European financial criminal law and European Banking Law. She holds a PhD from Queen Mary University of London in the field of European financial criminal law, as well as an LLM from the London School of Economics & Political Science specializing in (criminal) banking and financial law. She has published extensively in the areas of good governance and anti-corruption. She is certified as CAMS, CFE, CGSS, CIPP/E, CIPM. She speaks English, French, German and Serbian.

Dr Stelios Marcoulis

Dr Markoulis studied finance at Bayes Business School (BSc, MSc, PhD) and the London School of Economics (MSc).

Besides his affiliation with EIMF, he currently teaches finance subjects, such as corporate finance, financial analysis and capital markets, business valuation, investments and portfolio management, and derivatives, at the University of Cyprus and Open University of Cyprus and is also an Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at Bayes Business School London (formerly known as Cass Business School).

His main research interests and publications focus on empirical finance issues, such as the probability of bank default; the effects of bank regulation and the effect of exogenous shocks on capital and currency markets. Recently he also edited a book comprising of readings related to financial crises (Financial Crises, A Selection of Readings, Intech Open, 2021) and has also contributed a chapter in a book on the effects of the pandemic on currency markets (Financial Transformations beyond the Covid-19 Health Crisis, World Scientific Publishing, 2021). In the past, he also carried out research in shipping finance, and in particular shipping initial public offerings and the micro- and macro-economic determinants of shipping stock prices; It is worth noting that his co-authored work in this area was the first of its kind.

Stelios also provides independent reviews for reputable international journals, such as the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, International Journal of Finance and Economics, International Review of Financial Analysis, Defence and Peace Economics, and Transportation Research Part E.

His research work has also been consistently presented in international finance conferences, such as the Financial Management Association 2021, the World Finance Conference in 2022 and the European Financial Management Association 2023.

It is also worth noting that Stelios has also worked for several years in the investment banking industry, where he obtained valuable experience in the areas of raising public and private capital from the equity and bond markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and company valuation.

Dr Christina Livada

Dr Livada is an Assistant Professor of commercial law at the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Her main fields of specialisation are company law, banking and capital markets law, as well as consumer protection law. She is the author of several books and articles in the abovementioned fields. Christina Livada has been working at the Hellenic Bank Association for seventeen years as a Special Legal Advisor, responsible for the regulatory issues pertaining to banking, capital markets and consumer protection law. Since 2017 she has joined Alpha Bank as a Special Legal Advisor. She obtained her PhD from the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Dr David P. Doyle

Dr Doyle is an EU policy advisor, expert and speaker, specialising in EU financial services regulation, based between Paris and Brussels.

Prior to his EU regulatory role, he held a long-serving diplomatic career based on mainland Europe, spanning both multilateral and bilateral assignments in Paris and Brussels. Dr Doyle interfaces on a regular basis with key policy-makers and legislators in the corridors of all three EU Institutions (EC, European Parliament and Council). Furthermore, he is a long-standing Board Member of the all-party EU Parliamentary advocacy body, The Kangaroo Group, and Secretary of its Financial Services Working Group at the European Parliament. His authored works include Cost Control—A Strategic Guide (CIMA/Elsevier: London, 1994 and 2002) which was translated into 15 foreign languages, as well as contributing EU chapters to The Future of Finance after SEPA (Wiley: London, 2008), and A Practical Guide to Corporate Governance (Sweet & Maxwell: London, 2010). His academic activities include lecturing in Management Control as an adjunct faculty at Paris-based institutions like the American University, HEC, ESSEC and ESCP. His alumni include the Technology University Dublin (formerly Dublin Institute of Technology), Trinity College , University of Dublin (Ireland), while in January 2004 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration at Kingston University, in recognition of his contribution to EU policy development for the growth and sustainability of small businesses.

Dr Chrysi Memtsa

Dr Chrysi Memtsa holds a PhD in Finance from Durham University (UK), an MSc in Business Finance from Brunel University (UK) and has graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR) with a BSc in Economics.

She has over 20 years of experience in banking, asset management and financial services.

She has headed Treasury, Asset Management and Transaction Advisory Divisions in leading financial institutions, pension fund and asset management companies. She’s currently engaged in Digital Banks and ESG/Sustainable Finance projects.

She also has 20+ years of teaching experience as adjunct faculty at top academic and professional institutions. Her core skill set encompasses asset management strategies, risk management, treasury activities, financial modeling, advanced data analytics, banking, payments, regulatory reporting, money and capital markets, derivatives, financial management, business strategy, financial accounting, ESG and sustainable finance. She is a certified Green and Sustainable Finance Professional (GSFP) by the Chartered Banker Institute, member of Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (MCSI), and she holds Portfolio Management Certificate by HCMC and Derivatives Market Maker/Trader Certificate by ADEX. Her research work has been published in international conference proceedings and journals.

Dr Loucas Antoniou

Loucas Antoniou holds a PhD degree in Sociology from the Department of Sociological Studies of the University of Sheffield (UK), an MA degree in Applied Sociology from the University of Indianapolis (USA) and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences with a concentration in Sociology from Cyprus College (CY).

Dr. Antoniou is currently the Head of Equality Department at the Cyprus Labour Institute (INEK-PEO). He is a certified trainer of adult education teaching courses of sociology of labour, gender, diversity management, discrimination and equality, racism, hate speech and hate crimes at the trade union school of the Pancyprian Federation of Labour. Between the years 2009 – 2012, Dr. Antoniou worked at the American College in Nicosia as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Psychology. He also served as a research associate, between the years 2003 – 2008 at the Center for the Study of Childhood and Adolescence (CSCA) of the European University of Cyprus (EUC). His research interests include: the social construction of gender, poverty, labour relations, social policy, child labour, intergenerational relations, family structures, children’s rights, children’s cultures, oral histories and social inclusion. As a result of his long experience in research, his sociological and anthropological background but his different work positions throughout his career, Dr. Antoniou gained an expertise on qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, participation techniques and evaluation procedures. Additionally, he put together and implemented a number of innovative research studies in relation to gender and the Gender Pay Gap, multiple discrimination, migration, migrant women and migrant workers, equality and non-discrimination mainstreaming. Furthermore, Dr. Antoniou is National Correspondent of the observatories of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND).

Dr Nektarios Michail

Associate Professor

Dr Nektarios Michail has more than 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, having worked at the Central Bank of Cyprus, the Bank of Cyprus, as well as a Cyprus CIF and an investment fund. Through his experience,

Nektarios has obtained a hands-on experience with real-life financial analysis, with in-depth empirical knowledge and academic research in the areas financial technology, regulatory technology and financial innovation.
He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Cyprus University of Technology, and his research, covering variety of topics, has been published in several academic journals, edited volumes, as well as featured in the leading newspapers of Cyprus.

Dr Nektarios Michail

Dr Michail  has more than 10 years of experience in the financial services industry, having worked at the Central Bank of Cyprus, the Bank of Cyprus, as well as a Cyprus CIF and an investment fund.

Through his experience, Nektarios has obtained a hands-on experience with real-life economic analysis, with proven success in forecasting. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Cyprus University of Technology, and his research, covering variety of topics, has been published in several peer-reviewed academic journals, while his public interventions have featured in the leading newspapers of Cyprus. He is currently employed by an Investment Fund while he previously he served as Adjunct Lecturer at the Cyprus University of Technology. Nektarios has long-standing partnership with EIMF offering courses in Financial Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Wealth and Investment Management and Financial Risk, among others.

Research Fellows

Dr Tatiana Falcao

Dr Falcão is a senior tax lawyer with over 10 years of experience in international taxation and policy development, working with the academia, industry, not-for-profit institutions and intergovernmental organisations.

She is a consultant for the United Nations in tax issues, a member of the United Nations’ Subcommittee on environmental taxation, and is a recurrent contributor to the work of the United Nations, the OECD and the ILO. Tatiana was previously a European Institute Florence Fellow, a Schumann Fellow in Muenster University (Germany), and a visiting professor at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (Brazil). She integrated the secretariat of the United Nations twice, overseeing the work of the Tax Committee. Her research interests include international environmental taxation and the development of policies that aim to curb carbon emissions on a cross-border basis, international trade regulations associated to environmental tax reform, and the taxation of the digital economy. Her work has been published in academic journals and presented widely in conferences and workshops. Tatiana holds a Ph.D from Vienna University of Economics and Business, a LL.M from Cambridge University, and a LL.M from New York University.

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Faculty Members (Permanent)

Dr Adonis Pegasiou

Dr Panikkos Poutziouris

Mr Marios Mortis

Dr Despina Christofi

Adjunct Status

Professor Kevin Featherstone

Dr Marios Soupashis

Dr Theano Kalavana

Mr Petros Florides

Dr Anna Damaskou

Dr Stelios Marcoulis

Dr Christina Livada

Dr David P. Doyle

Dr Chrysi Memtsa

Dr Loucas Antoniou

Dr Nektarios Michail

Dr Nektarios Michail

Research Fellows

Dr Tatiana Falcao

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