Dimitris Kenourgios is currently Associate Professor of Finance at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Department of Economics. He received a BSc in Economics from the NKUA, an MSc in Money, Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham (UK), and a PhD in Finance from the NKUA. He has taught at the Athens University of Economics and Business, the University of Piraeus, the University of Thessaly, the Hellenic Open University and the Open University of Cyprus. Ηe has published more than 50 academic research papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. His research interests are in the areas of financial contagion, financial integration, emerging capital markets, quantitative easing, European banking union, financial modelling and risk management. He has an extensive experience in consulting, executive training and e-learning services in the areas of financial analysis, investments, and capital markets.