George Leledakis

George Leledakis serves as an Associate Professor of Finance within the Department of Accounting and Finance at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), School of Business. Previously, he held research positions at the Athens Stock Exchange and Warwick Business School.

His academic credentials include:

• BSc in Business Administration from Athens University of Economics and Business
• MA in Money, Banking and Finance from University of Sheffield Management School
• PhD in Finance from Warwick Business School

Professor Leledakis specializes in Corporate Finance and Portfolio Management, with groundbreaking work on mergers and acquisitions, dividend policy, share repurchases, and IPOs. His research integrates textual analysis in finance and examines cross-sectional security return anomalies including firm size effects and Tobin's q influences, advancing multi-factor equity risk modeling for portfolio optimization.

His scholarly recognition includes:

• State Scholarships Foundation of Greece (ΙΚΥ) PhD fellowship

He maintains active scholarly contributions through publications in top-tier journals including the Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Business Finance and Accounting.