Vangelis Souitaris

Professor Vangelis Souitaris is a prominent academic and researcher in Entrepreneurship at Bayes Business School, City, University of London. As a Professor of Entrepreneurship, he leads the Entrepreneurship Group, founded in 2008, and has held visiting roles at institutions like the University of St. Gallen and Wharton. Recognized as one of the top 40 business school professors under 40 (2011) and a global top 100 entrepreneurship professor (2015), his work focuses on behavioral and social aspects of technology entrepreneurship, including decision-making, entrepreneurial finance, and academic entrepreneurship.

Education includes a PhD in Management (University of Bradford) and an MBA (University of Wales). He has advised major tech firms like IBM and startups from engineering universities. His research spans prestigious journals such as the Journal of Business Venturing and Academy of Management Journal.

Key awards include multiple Research Excellence Awards and Teaching Awards. He supervises PhD students, including work on celebrity entrepreneurs and IPO performance. His academic contributions include over 50 publications addressing destructive entrepreneurship, spinoff dynamics, and venture capital practices. He serves on editorial boards of top journals like the Journal of Management Studies and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.