He has obtained a Bachelor in Business Administration from the Economic University of Athens, an MBA in International Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham, and his PhD in Finance from the University of Bradford. Prior to his academic career Dr Artikis worked for over ten years as a Fund Manager, specializing in equities, at two Mutual Fund Management Companies based in Athens. His research, professional and teaching interests are in the areas of corporate finance, portfolio management, performance evaluation, risk management, asset pricing, financial modeling and wealth creation. He has published several papers in international refereed journals, edited volumes and conferences. Dr Artikis has over fifteen years of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as in executive seminars and he has supervised several MBA dissertations and Doctoral theses.