Plutarchos Sakellaris

Plutarchos Sakellaris is a Part-Time Professor of Economics and Finance at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), with active engagement in research and policy. He has held prestigious roles including Vice President of the European Investment Bank (2008-2012), Staff Economist at the Federal Reserve Board, and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers at Greece's Ministry of Economy and Finance. His current affiliations include Non-Executive Directorships at major corporations and membership in the Hellenic Parliamentary Budget Office Scientific Council.

• Education: B.A. in Economics and Computer Science (summa cum laude) from Brandeis University, Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University

His research focuses on banking, corporate finance, macroeconomic dynamics, and human capital, with a strong emphasis on systemic risk, credit constraints, and business cycle analysis. Recent work explores tax policy impacts, firm investment behavior, and production function estimation.

Publications in top journals include the American Economic Review, Journal of Financial Economics, and International Journal of Finance and Economics. Current projects include HFRI-funded research on direct stimulus payments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Scientific Awards: Summa cum laude and Highest Honors at Brandeis University