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 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.

My experience spans various roles in consulting, knowledge exchange, and R&D. 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. In addition, I have advised a large asset manager on equity investments and ESG. 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. Also, I have attracted senior industry executives and leading academics in joining ReBI’s 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 £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 “The European Journal of Finance” and I have served as Associate (Guest) Editor for the “International Review of Financial Analysis” and the “Journal of Operational Research Society”.

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!”

Office location: SW323 (Stenhouse Wing of Strathclyde Business School).

Expertise

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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

Top 10% of Authors in SSRN by all-time downloads: Recipient; 16/11/2017
Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards: Recipient; 2015
Top 10% of Authors in SSRN by all-time downloads: Recipient; 14/9/2017
Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards: Recipient; 2017
Top 30,000 authors in SSRN out of more than 2 million researchers in over 65 disciplines: Recipient; 2025
Top 1,500 Accounting authors in SSRN: Recipient; 2025

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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

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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

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Teaching

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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!!!”

“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

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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

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Projects

KTP - BIP Solutions: Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Principal Investigator) Hillier, David (Co-investigator) Paudyal, Krishna (Co-investigator) Tang, Leilei (Co-investigator); 25-Jan-2016 - 24-Jan-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-Jan-2017 - 01-Jan-2017
Scotland Beyond Net Zero Seed Fund. Awarded by Funder: £9,500; 50% academic ownership: 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’s Sustainable Future: A Financial Strategy Achieving Net Zero; 14-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
SBS Excellence Awards: Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Principal Investigator) Loukopoulos, Panagiotis (Co-investigator) Chowdhury, Nowfel Akib (Post Grad Student); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028
SBS Excellence Awards: Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Co-investigator) McColgan, Patrick (Principal Investigator) Szoboszlai, Sara (Post Grad Student); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028
Founder and Director of the Responsible Business Institute (ReBI): Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Principal Investigator); The Responsible Business Institute (ReBI) is a strategic initiative of Strathclyde Business School’s ambition to promote and contribute towards the UN’s Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs) and Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME).; 01-Jan-2024