Konstantinos Bozos
- Education
BSc in Banking and Financial Management
MBA in Financial Engineering
Ph.D. in Business and Economic Studies
- Biography
Dr. Konstantinos Bozos, a Research Associate at GSU-CIBER since 2012, Kostas serves as an Assistant Professor of Accounting & Finance and the director of all graduate Accounting & Finance Programs at the Leeds University Business School (LUBS), UK. He holds a BSc in Banking and Financial Management, an MBA in Financial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Business and Economic Studies.
Prior to joining the University of Leeds, he worked as a financial analyst and management consultant, specializing in budgeting and financial control, turnaround management and mergers and acquisitions. He has also worked as equities trader and investment adviser for multinational asset managers and has done freelance consultancy for services firms in the broader financial sector across Europe (UK, Greece, Cyprus).
His research spans a range of topics in international accounting and finance, with a focus on Capital Investment Decisions, M&As, International Finance, and Financial Forecasting. His research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals, and presented at numerous international conferences. His current work with CIBER involves the examination of the idiosyncratic and systematic components of firm performance across developed and emerging markets during periods of economic munificence and hostility, the determinants of M&A activity and performance in international financial markets, and cross-border investment decisions. His research employs a range of empirical methodologies and is targeting at top-tier international journals.