Dr. Dimitrios N. Koufopoulos BSc, MBA, PhD, MCMI, MFSA, FIB
Founding and Managing Partner
Dimitrios holds a B.Sc. degree in Business Administration from the Athens University of Business and Economics (former ASOEE) and an MBA and PhD degree from Cardiff University. He is Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants, Member of the Chartered Institute of Management, member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment and Academic Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute. Also, he is the Founder and Research Director of the Hellenic Observatory of Corporate Governance (hocg.eu), which is a research and education centre dedicated to the study and application of responsible principles of corporate governance in Greece
He started his professional career as an accountant and then joined the Cardiff Business School as a Researcher and Lecturer specializing in strategic management. In 2002, he moved to Brunel University where he worked until 2018 as a Senior Lecturer in International Management and Strategy. He has taught as visiting Lecturer in both British and American institutions and currently serves as an Adjunct Faculty at Universitas21 (www.u21global.edu.sg), the Hellenic Open University (www.eap.gr) , Laureate –Liverpool and Laureate-Roehampton. In 2018, Dimitrios has been appointed as the Director of the Global MBA programme at the University of London. Also, he is currently a Visiting Professor in the School of Law, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
He has served as a member in the Corporate Affairs Committee at the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) from September 2004 to 2008 (www.managers.org.uk), which is an advisory committee to the Board of Trustees.
He is a Company Secretary of the EU-MAP Consulting –a specialized Public Affairs and Lobbying consultancy company (www.eumap-consulting.eu). He was Head of the Management Research unit at the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER- www.atiner.gr ).
dimitrios@gnosisconsultants.com
Dr. Ioannis P. Gkliatis BSc, MSc, PGCert, PhD, MCMI, FHEA
Director
Yiannis holds a BSc in Business Administration from La Verne University and received an MSc degree from Brunel University in HR and ER. His doctoral thesis—also from Brunel University—is in the area of corporate governance and is focusing on board roles and the impact of the external environment.
After a few years of teaching experience in UK institutions, he is currently a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at University of Hertfordshire. Also, he is a Senior Research Associate at the Hellenic Observatory of Corporate Governance (hocg.eu). His primary research interests are in corporate governance, strategy, planning, boards of directors, decision making. If you want to find out a bit more about him, you may visit his profile on LinkedIn.
Konstantinos Athanasiadis, BSc, MSc, PhD candidate
Research Associate
Konstantinos holds a B.Sc. degree in Economics from University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece and an M.Sc. degree in Management with a specialization in Technology and Innovation Management from Brunel University, London. He is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at Birkbeck University, London. His thesis topic is about CEO succession in listed companies.
He is also an Associate Lecturer at Coventry University, London.
His primary research interests are in corporate governance, strategy, planning, boards of directors, decision making, CEO succession and board committees.
konstantinos@gnosisconsultants.com
Michail Fygkioris, BSc, MSc, PhD candidate
Research Associate
Michail holds a B.Sc. degree in Economics from the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece. Additionally, he obtained an M.Sc. degree from Birkbeck, University of London specialising in Business Innovation and International Management. His interests include stock and foreign exchange markets, computing, and innovation systems. Finally, among other activities, he conducts research regarding the Boards of Directors of the listed companies in the Athens Stock Exchange, Greek State-Owned Enterprises, Geek Hospitals, and the European Banks. He is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki.
Maria Monopati BSc, MSc
Research Associate
Maria Monopati holds a B.Sc. degree in Sociology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens, Greece and an M.Sc. degree in Human Resources Management from Brunel University, London.
Maria has worked as a Customer Service Coordinator in two multinational companies in Athens.
From 2011 she has been also volunteering as a music therapist for children with autistic spectrum disorders and learning difficulties.
Currently, she conducts research on the Boards of Directors of Greek SOEs.