Nikolaos B. Tsagarakis

Nikolaos B. Tsagkarakis is a Professor of Finance at the Department of Business Organization and Administration within the School of Economics, Business and International Studies at the University of Piraeus. He has extensive experience in both academia and the professional sector, having previously worked in the banking sector and at the Ministry of Finance as a specialist scientist.

Professor Tsagkarakis holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Piraeus, an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago, USA, and a PhD in Finance and Banking Administration from the University of Piraeus. His educational background combines strong theoretical foundations with practical business knowledge.

His research focuses on corporate finance topics including corporate dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, share repurchases, market efficiency, and capital raising. His work has been published in prestigious peer-reviewed journals such as Financial Management, European Financial Management, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, and Applied Financial Economics.

Professor Tsagkarakis teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses including Financial Management, Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance, Working Capital Management, Business Strategy and Policy, Capital Raising and Business Valuation, and Financial Accounting. He also collaborates with the Hellenic Open University in the thematic unit of Financial Management.