Prof. Dr. Ioannis A. Tampakoudis is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Department of Business Administration, at the University of Macedonia. He holds a BSc and a PhD in Finance from the University of Macedonia, and he earned an MSc in Banking and International Finance from the Business School of City University, London. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to corporate finance, capital markets, international finance and entrepreneurship. Research work has been published at high-ranked peer reviewed academic journals. He is also Scientific Coordinator at three Research Projects co-financed from international and national funding sources.