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Professor Stavros A. Zenios is a Professor of Operations Management and Finance at the University of Cyprus on sabbatical leave, affiliated with Durham University (stavros.zenios@durham.ac.uk). He serves as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts of Cyprus, and a Non-resident Fellow of Bruegel in Brussels. His academic leadership roles include Rector of the University of Cyprus (two terms), first Dean of the School of Economics and Management, and President of UNICA-Universities of the European Capitals. He has held governmental advisory roles, including Vice-Chairman of the Cyprus Council of Economic Advisors and Board Member of the Central Bank of Cyprus.
Zenios’ research focuses on risk management, financial engineering, and sovereign debt sustainability, particularly integrating climate change impacts and political risk. His work spans 130+ peer-reviewed articles and three influential books, including Practical Financial Optimization and Performance of Financial Institutions. He received the EURO Excellence in Practice Award and INFORMS Computing Prize, alongside two Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowships.
His consulting engagements include the World Bank, European Stability Mechanism, Union Bank of Switzerland, and governments like Finland’s Ministry of Finance. Recent research emphasizes green bonds, GDP-linked debt instruments, and the climate-sovereign debt nexus. He advocates for financial education spillover effects and robust optimization frameworks under ambiguity.
