Thalassinos, Eleftherios I. (Personal Name)

Grima, Simon Financial derivatives : a blessing or a curse, c.2020 t.p. (Eleftherios I. Thalassinos holds a PhD in Quantitative Methods and International Finance (UIC, Chicago, 1983), three Doctor Honorius Causa (DHC) degrees in Business and Economics (Danube’s University of Galati, 2013; University of Craiova, 2015; and Rostov University of Economics, 2018), an MBA in International Business (De-Paul University of Chicago, 1979) and a BA in Economics (University of Athens, 1976).He holds a Jean Monnet Chair (1997) experienced in European Economic Integration and International Finance. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the European Research Studies Journal since 1998, a 22-year-old international publication; the International Journal of Economics and Business Administration since 2013, a 7-year-old international publication; and the Founder and Chair of the International Conference on Applied Business and Economics, an 18-year-old international conference.He participates as an editorial board member in various journals; he is an external advisor in European projects and an international consultant in public and private entities. His professional experience includes quantitative analysis, technical and financial analysis, banking, business consulting, project evaluations, international business, international finance and shipping. He has an extensive record of lecturing in several universities around the world (Europe, America and Asia), participating in international conferences as a key note speaker, coaching PhD students, cooperating in projects and scientific initiatives through a worldwide network channel, the International Strategic Management Association a non-profit scientific association, where he holds the position of the Chair of the Board of Directors.He has received three DHC degrees as a recognition to his efforts to promote research and cooperation in former Eastern European countries. He has also received a Honorius Medal of high recognition from the Rostov State University of Economics in 2016 and from the University of National and World Economy in 2017. Among others he is organising specific workshops promoting scientific research and writing tips to young researchers and academics. He has a long track of publications in many journals, collective volumes and chapter books. Among them a publication as a chapter book in the World Scientific Handbook in Financial Economics Series, Vol. 5, dedicated to the memory of Late Milton Miller, Nobel Prize winner in Economics in 1990. He is the editor of two collective volumes in Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis Series, Vol. 100 and Vol. 101, published by Emerald and in Business, Technology and Finance Series (2019) published by NOVA Science Publishers.Parallel to his academic career he has performed as Banking Director for 12 years, Ministerial Advisor for 6 years, Public Servant for 4 years and independent consultant for many years.)