Before joining IHU, Stergios worked as an accounting consultant. He gained an MSc from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and a PhD from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. His research focus is on accounting disclosure and quality, auditing, banking and corporate social responsibility. He has published work in a number of international scientific journals. Many of his articles in professional periodicals have focused on the International Financial Reporting Standards. Stergios is an associate editor of the British Accounting Review (BAR) and he serves on the editorial boards of international journals such as Accounting and Business Research (ABR), Corporate Governance: An International Review (CGIR) and the Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation (JIAAT). Currently he is a co-editor of a special issue at the Accounting and Business Research.