Anastasios Drakos

Anastasios Drakos serves as a Professor of Financial Management at the Department of Business Organization and Management within the School of Business Administration at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). His academic credentials include a PhD in Financial Management and a Master's Degree in International and European and Economic Studies from AUEB, complemented by an engineering background as a Graduate Engineer from the University of Thessaly's Department of Spatial Planning and Regional Development Engineering.

His research expertise spans critical financial domains including Credit Risk and Bankruptcy Forecasting of Businesses, International Money and Capital Markets, Risk Measurement and Management of Stock-Portfolios and Collective Investments, Investment Plan Evaluation, Business and Asset Valuation, and Acquisitions and Mergers. Dr. Drakos has established a substantial publication record in international scientific journals and conference proceedings, with recent work examining the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sovereign risk contagion.

His scholarly contributions demonstrate consistent focus on Greek and European financial markets, with publications spanning two decades from 2004 through 2024. The research trajectory shows evolution from foundational studies on equity ownership in Greece to contemporary analyses of pandemic-related financial contagion effects.

Professional expertise has been significantly enhanced through 26 years of parallel experience as a Financial Consultant working with companies and banks in Greece and internationally. This practical industry engagement informs his academic work and educational materials, which include numerous books, monographs, and case studies adopted as core curriculum components in undergraduate and postgraduate programs.