Grigoris Prastakos

Grigoris Prastakos is a Professor of Management Science at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), where he served as Rector from 2007 to 2011. He is the Founding Director of the International MBA program, Management Science Laboratory, and Confucius Institute.

Education:

• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Columbia University
• M.Sc. in Computer Science, Columbia University
• Ph.D. in Operations Research, Columbia University

His research spans Management Science and Informatics with applications in Business Transformation, focusing on:

• Inventory Management
• Financial Engineering
• Human Resource Development
• Business Strategy Automation
• Knowledge Management Systems
• Economic Modeling

Scientific awards:

• 1st World Management Science Award by INFORMS (Inventory Management)
• 1st Prize of Hellenic Society of Operations Research (Financial Models)
• Most Innovative Business School in Southern Europe, 2010

As founder of AUEB's Management Science Laboratory (ISO 9001 certified), he led high-impact projects including Athens International Airport economic impact assessment, Balanced Scorecard development for major banks, and EU-funded knowledge management platforms for Mediterranean universities.