Nikos Nomikos

Nikos Nomikos is a Professor of Shipping Finance at Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London. He serves as Academic Director of the Bayes Dubai Executive MBA Program and previously directed the MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance. His expertise spans ship finance, risk management, and asset pricing for shipping and commodity markets. Professor Nomikos has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers and co-authored the seminal book "Shipping Derivatives and Risk Management".

His research interests focus on quantitative approaches to shipping markets including ship valuation models, shipping indices development, freight derivative valuation, and sustainable finance applications. His work integrates big-data analytics to assess market dynamics and design risk management products.

Professor Nomikos maintains strong industry connections through executive education and consultancy, having previously served as Head of Market Analytics at the Baltic Exchange where he developed shipping indices used as global pricing benchmarks. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and lectures on finance, economics, and risk management across MSc, MBA, and PhD programs.

Honors and Awards:

• Wilmar Professorship at Singapore Management University (2013)
• 3rd Prize for Best Paper at European Energy Markets Conference (2012)
• Most Innovative Paper Prize at International Association of Maritime Economists Conference (2005)