Professor Dimitris Andriosopoulos
Accounting and Finance
Personal statement
I am a Professor of Finance and the Founding Director of the Responsible Business Institute (ReBI) at the University of Strathclyde. I have had the privilege of being a Visiting Scholar at the University of Geneva and a visiting lecturer at Bayes (formerly known as Cass) Business School, ESCP Europe, and SKEMA Business School. In addition, I serve as Academic Fellow at the Centre for Responsible Banking & Finance (CRBF) of the University of St. Andrews.
My experience spans various roles in consulting and Research & Development. I have served as academic advisor for the Scottish Government's Investor Panel with the remit to advise on how Scotland can attract global capital investment in the infrastructure required to transition to net zero. I was also a member of the Research Panel of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) which represents more than 21,000 Chartered Accountants as members worldwide.
My research interests include Corporate Finance, Sustainable Finance & ESG, and Corporate Governance. I am ranked in the top-1,500 Accounting Research Authors in SSRN. My research has been published in leading peer reviewed journals.
I serve as Associate Editor for “The European Journal of Finance” and has served as Associate (Guest) Editor for the “International Review of Financial Analysis” and the “Journal of Operational Research Society”. I
In addition, I am the founding director of the MSc Sustainable Finance following my service as director of the MSc Investment and Finance, which during my tenure became one the largest MSc Programmes of Strathclyde Business School, with graduates placed with leading employers (e.g. Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, BlackRock, PwC etc.). I am also passionate about teaching and learning and this is reflected in my receiving the Students' Association Award for Teaching Excellence in 2015 and 2017, and being nominated for the Students' Association Award for Teaching Excellence in 2019, 2021, and 2023. This is also reflected in past student testimonials such as:
“A charismatic professor with exceptional teaching skills. He enhanced my knowledge to the subject and stimulated me to expand it even more.”
“The presentation was outstanding, the professor was able to keep attention throughout the lecture time, despite the technical nature of finance!!!”
“I am very satisfied with the finance seminar and Prof. Dimitrios Andriosopoulos was very engaged and helped us not only to understand the basics but also drill down and gain deeper knowledge even in theoretical aspects of finance.”
“The class was quite experiential.”
“Great and passionate teacher. Dimitris always provides interesting and real-world examples. Thank you!”
His office is SW323 (Stenhouse Wing of Strathclyde Business School).
Area of Expertise
- Corporate Finance & Corporate Governance
- Regulatory Frameworks & Political Economy
- CSR/ESG
- Green Finance & Sustainability
Also, I am a Partner in a financial consultancy and commodities brokerage firm.
Prize And Awards
- Ranked among Top 10% of Authors in SSRN
- Recipient
- 16/11/2017
- Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards
- Recipient
- 2015
- Ranked among Top 10% of Authors in SSRN
- Recipient
- 14/9/2017
- Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards
- Recipient
- 2017
- SBS Excellence Awards
- Recipient
- 2023
- Ranked among Top 10% of Authors in SSRN
- Recipient
- 22/1/2019
Qualifications
- PhD Finance - Bayes (formerly known as Cass) Business School, City University (UK)
- MBA - Saywer Business School (Suffolk University, Boston MA, USA)
- MS Accounting - Saywer Business School (Suffolk University, Boston MA, USA)
- BSc Business Administration - University of the Aegean (GR)
Publications
- Bank regulation, risk and return : evidence from the credit and sovereign debt crisis
- Hoque Hafiz, Andriosopoulos Dimitris, Andriosopoulos Kostas, Douady Raphael
- Journal of Banking and Finance Vol 50, pp. 455-474 (2015)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.06.003
- Information disclosure, CEO overconfidence, and share buyback completion rates
- Andriosopoulos Dimitris, Andriosopoulos Kostas, Hoque Hafiz
- Journal of Banking and Finance Vol 37, pp. 5486-5599 (2013)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2013.04.011
- Can the information content of share repurchases improve the accuracy of equity premium predictions?
- Andriosopoulos Dimitris, Chronopoulos Dimitris K, Papadimitriou Fotios I
- Journal of Empirical Finance Vol 26, pp. 96-111 (2014)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2014.01.006
- The short-term impact of director trading in UK closed-end funds
- Andriosopoulos Dimitris, Steliaros Michael, Thomas Dylan C
- European Journal of Finance Vol 21, pp. 672-690 (2015)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2013.867522
- The impact of institutional investors on mergers and acquisitions in the United Kingdom
- Andriosopoulos Dimitris, Yang Shuai
- Journal of Banking and Finance Vol 50, pp. 547-561 (2015)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.06.004
- The market valuation of share repurchases in Europe
- Andriosopoulos Dimitris, Lasfer Meziane
- Journal of Banking and Finance Vol 55, pp. 327–339 (2015)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.04.017
Teaching
Currently I teach the following modules:
- MSc - Equity Analysis
- MSc - Sustainable Finance
- MSc - Applications of Sustainable Finance
What some of my past students have said about me:
“A charismatic professor with exceptional teaching skills. He enhanced my knowledge to the subject and stimulated me to expand it even more.”
“The presentation was outstanding, the professor was able to keep attention throughout the lecture time, despite the technical nature of finance!!!”
“I am very satisfied with the finance seminar and Prof. Dimitrios Andriosopoulos was very engaged and helped us not only to understand the basics but also drill down and gain deeper knowledge even in theoretical aspects of finance.”
“The class was quite experiential.”
“He was always flexible to every question and had patience to explain the topic over and over again if needed! “
“Covered significant ground in a short amount of time. Felt very confident in lecturers ability, highly professional.”
“Great class, very complex theories taught in a comprehensive manner”
“Great and passionate teacher. Dimitris always provides interesting and real-world examples. Thank you!”
“Discussion and presentation of real-world examples was really great!”
“He inspired me with confidence about the finance management, taught me important things, broaden my perception so I can apply this knowledge to my career path.”
“I liked the examples given in the lecture from the real life practice."
“The professor is very engaging and succeeds at relating the class material to the real world and current events.”
“The professor was very communicative and answered all questions we had in an excellent way.”
“The class enhanced greatly my understanding of the topic.”
“The lecturer showed not only to have a high level of knowledge on the topic, but also an understandable manner to explain complex topics. The module includes two great tools (one for an assignment and one for voluntary practice) to practice what we have learned.”
“The lecturer is skilled and has in-depth knowledge.”
“The professor himself is very approachable and warm-hearted.”
Research Interests
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Share Buybacks and Dividends
- Sustainability and Finance
Professional Activities
- Centre for Responsible Banking & Finance, University of St Andrews (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 18/12/2017
- Journal of the Operational Research Society (Journal)
- Guest editor
- 1/6/2017
- European Journal of Finance (Journal)
- Guest editor
- 1/6/2017
- British Accounting Review (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 1/6/2017
- ESCP Europe Business School
- Visiting lecturer
- 2012
- Centre for Financial Regulation and Innovation - Strathclyde Business School (External organisation)
- Member
- 1/6/2016
Projects
- KTP - BIP Solutions
- Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Principal Investigator) Hillier, David (Co-investigator) Paudyal, Krishna (Co-investigator) Tang, Leilei (Co-investigator)
- 25-Jan-2016 - 24-Apr-2018
- BiP – Public Procurement Training Centre, Jamaica
- Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Principal Investigator)
- Research and Consultancy grant (£2,700) from BiP Solutions on procurement and accreditation for the University of Jamaica's training centre. The project is funded by the World Bank and commenced in June 2017.
- 01-May-2017 - 01-May-2017
- Academic advisor for the the Scottish Government's Investor Panel - Attracting Investment for a net zero future
- Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Principal Investigator)
- Academic advisor for the Scottish Government's Investor Panel with the remit to advise on how Scotland can attract global capital investment in the infrastructure required to transition to net zero.
- 25-Jan-2023 - 31-Aug-2023
- BiP Consultancy on public procurement training centre in Jamaica
- Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Principal Investigator)
- 13-Feb-2017 - 31-Dec-2017
Contact
Professor
Dimitris
Andriosopoulos
Accounting and Finance
Email: d.andriosopoulos@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3892