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 51cg. I was 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.听
My experience spans various roles in consulting, knowledge exchange, and R&D. I have served as academic advisor for the with the remit to advise on how Scotland can attract global capital investment in the infrastructure required to transition to net zero. In addition, I have advised a large asset manager on equity investments and ESG. I was also a member of the Research Panel听of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) which represents more than 21,000 Chartered Accountants as members worldwide. Also, I have attracted senior industry executives and leading academics in joining ReBI鈥檚 advisory board to assist in bringing together industry, policy making, and a academia. Moreover, I serve as Academic Fellow at the Centre for Responsible Banking & Finance (CRBF) of the University of St. Andrews.
I have raised more than 拢1.3m in research, knowledge exchange, external engagements, external funding, and PhD scholarships. My research interests include Corporate Finance, Sustainable Finance & ESG, and Corporate Governance. I am ranked in the top-30,000 authors out of more than 2million authors from 65 disciplines and 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 鈥淭he European Journal of Finance鈥� and I have served as Associate (Guest) Editor for the 鈥淚nternational Review of Financial Analysis鈥� and the 鈥淛ournal of Operational Research Society鈥�.听
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 51cg 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:
鈥淎 charismatic professor with exceptional teaching skills. He enhanced my knowledge to the subject and stimulated me to expand it even more.鈥�
鈥淭he presentation was outstanding, the professor was able to keep attention throughout the lecture time, despite the technical nature of finance!!!鈥�
鈥淚 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.鈥�
鈥淭he class was quite experiential.鈥�
鈥淕reat and passionate teacher. Dimitris always provides interesting and real-world examples. Thank you!鈥�
Office location: SW323 (Stenhouse Wing of 51cg Business School).
Prize And Awards
- Recipient
- 31/7/2025
- Recipient
- 2025
- Recipient
- 2025
- Recipient
- 2024
- Recipient
- 2024
- Recipient
- 2023
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)
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Publications
- , Loncan Tiago
- Corporate Governance: An International Review Vol 33, pp. 1488-1515 (2025)
- , Czarnowski Pawel,
- Journal of Corporate Finance Vol 83 (2023)
- , Deepty Sheikh Tanzila
- European Journal of Finance Vol 29, pp. 1229-1266 (2023)
- , Czarnowski Pawel,
- (2022)
- , Czarnowski Pawel,
- (2022)
- , De Cesari Amedeo, Stathopoulos Konstantinos
- European Financial Management Vol 27, pp. 865-898 (2021)
Teaching
Currently I teach the following modules:
- MSc - Equity Analysis
- MSc - Sustainable Finance听
- MSc - Applications of Sustainable Finance听
What some of my past students have said about me:
听鈥淎 charismatic professor with exceptional teaching skills. He enhanced my knowledge to the subject and stimulated me to expand it even more.鈥�
听鈥淭he presentation was outstanding, the professor was able to keep attention throughout the听lecture time, despite the technical nature of finance!!!鈥�
听鈥淚 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.鈥�
听鈥淭he class was quite experiential.鈥�
听鈥淗e was always flexible to every question and had patience to explain the topic over and over again if needed! 鈥�
听鈥淐overed significant ground in a short amount of time. Felt very confident in lecturers ability, highly professional.鈥�
听鈥淕reat class, very complex theories taught in a comprehensive manner鈥�
听鈥淕reat and passionate teacher. Dimitris always provides interesting and real-world examples. Thank you!鈥�
听鈥淒iscussion and presentation of real-world examples was really great!鈥�
听鈥淗e 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.鈥�
听鈥淚 liked the examples given in the lecture from the real life practice."
听鈥淭he professor is very engaging and succeeds at relating the class material to the real world and current events.鈥�
听鈥淭he professor was very communicative and answered all questions we had in an excellent way.鈥�
听鈥淭he class enhanced greatly my understanding of the topic.鈥�
听鈥淭he 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.鈥�
听鈥淭he lecturer is skilled and has in-depth knowledge.鈥�
听鈥淭he professor himself is very approachable and warm-hearted.鈥�
Research Interests
- Corporate Finance听
- Corporate Governance
- Share Buybacks and Dividends
- Sustainability and Finance听
Professional Activities
- Peer reviewer
- 19/5/2026
- Advisor
- 5/2026
- Recipient
- 9/7/2025
- Participant
- 25/6/2025
- Participant
- 11/6/2025
- Organiser
- 22/5/2025
Projects
- Allan, Grant (Principal Investigator) Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Co-investigator)
- 15-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
- Ma, Linxiang (Principal Investigator) Zhao, Zitao (Post Grad Student) Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Co-investigator)
- 29-Jan-2025
- Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Principal Investigator) Byrne, Joseph (Co-investigator) Sahiner, Mehmet (Principal Investigator) Luo, Di (Co-investigator) Duff, Robert (Co-investigator)
- Mobilising Green Bonds for Scotland鈥檚 Sustainable Future: A Financial Strategy Achieving Net Zero
- 14-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Co-investigator) McColgan, Patrick (Principal Investigator) Szoboszlai, Sara (Post Grad Student)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028
- Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Principal Investigator) Loukopoulos, Panagiotis (Co-investigator) Chowdhury, Nowfel Akib (Post Grad Student)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028
- Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Principal Investigator)
- The Responsible Business Institute (ReBI) is a strategic initiative of 51cg Business School鈥檚 ambition to promote and contribute towards the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs) and Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME).
- 01-Jan-2024
Contact
Professor
Dimitris
Andriosopoulos
Accounting and Finance
Email: d.andriosopoulos@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3892