BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Andreas is a graduate in Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB).He holds a Master degree (MA) in Intelligence and Security studies from Brunel University (UK) and he is a PhD candidate in Intelligence and Security studies at the University of Buckingham (UK). He has served as General Director of the Federation of Attica and Piraeus Industries (2001-2004) and has worked as an expert consultant to various posts in the Greek government. He has also received research grants from the renowned US based think tank Middle East Forum.From October 2007 till January 2012 he was a Senior Analyst at the Athens based think tank Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS). He is co-founder of the blog RIMSE (Radical Islam Monitor in Southeast Europe-February 2011), since September 2014 he is a columnist at the website rizopoulospost.com and since March 2016 he is a blogger at HuffPost Greece. Furthermore, he is a Founding Partner (since January 2013) and Deputy Secretary General (January 2013-January 2018)) of the Hellenic-Chinese Center for Entrepreneurship (HCCE). In June 2015 in collaboration with a group of young scientists of the broader scientific field of International Relations he founded the Center for International Strategic Analyses-KEDISA.

Assistant Professor in Strategy and IR, American University in the United Arab Emirates.

Post-Doctoral Researcher in the chair of strategic studies, University of Macedonia
October 2015 – Present
Fixed-Time Lecturer in the Hellenic National Defence College
(February – May 2015 and September 2015 – Present)
PhD in Strategy, University of Reading (Pass with Minor Corrections, 2014)
MSc in Strategy, University of Aberystwyth (Merit, 2010)
BA in International Relations, University of Panteion (2nd Upper Class, 2009)
Intern in the Centre for Russia and Eurasia, Institute of International Relations (2007-2009)
Publications in Greek and foreign academic journals (e.g. Journal of Small Wars and Insurgencies, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism)
Regular contributor to the magazine “Military History”.

Omiros graduated with Honors from the department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Athens. He continued his studies at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the subject of Political Communication. He is a PhD Candidate in Cultural Diplomacy at Panteion University. Fellow of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation and the Holly Archidiocese of Athens. He worked as a Special Scientific Advisor for Press and Communication issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense for the period 2011-2014. He is currently working in the private sector, as Communications Strategist and Advisor.

He is international relations specialist and his area of expertise is geopolitics and security. He has participated as speaker in international scientific conferences for Diplomacy and Regional Security (conferences organized by Russian International Affairs Journal in Paris – Vienna, organized by The Institute of Corporative Security Studies (ICS) in Maribor, and Key – Speaker in ΝATO Αdvanced Research Workshop in Belgrade). He is contributor to Katoikos.eu, the Daily Journalist, the ΜPC Journal and he has also published articles in The Geopolitical Monitor, the Russian International Affairs Journal and the International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES). He has studied European Studies at University of Hertfordshire (UK) and has followed postgraduate studies in International Relations at University of Kent (UK). He has contributed academic papers in three international english-languages books and two academic journals. His latest paper is the “Combined Threat of Terrorism and Organized Crime for and in South East Europe” in the book “Comprehensive Approach as “Sine Qua Non” for Critical Infrastructure Protection”, pages 215 – 231, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series Vol. 39, 2015. He is Senior Editor at the Greek printed magazine Defence & Diplomacy and Senior Data Analyst at Paloservices.com analyzing digital and social media. He was Journalist – Foreign Desk Editor at the Greek weekly financial – political newspaper “The Investor” (EPENDYTIS) for fourteen years (2000 – 2014). He also was Research Associated- Media Analyst at Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) from 2010 until 2015.

A graduate of the Department of Business Administration, from Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and holds a Master on “Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development” of the European Department of International and Regional Studies at Panteion University.
He worked in the past as a research associate in the press office of a major political party in Greece and also participated in working groups of the Ministry of Development, specialized in the Market legislation, Commerce and Industry, the opening of the professions, consumer protection, reducing bureaucracy, the reduction of the required funds for establishing companies, and Public Procurement of the State. He has also worked as a business consultant in consulting companies in the private sector in Greece and abroad, and as an English teacher. Currently, he is the Founder and CEO of a Startup, building an online platform for those who love sports and physical activity. Since January 2015, the sportsinathens.com is chosen and hosted by the Athens Start Up Business Incubator of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the city of Athens. He is also a member of the Economic Chamber of Greece.

Kostas Margaritou was born in 1985, in Athens. He is a PhD candidate in International Relations and Strategic Studies at the Panteion University of Athens. He holds a BA degree in Political Science and Public Administration from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and three MA degrees in European Governance from the Neapolis University of Pafos, in International Relations and Strategic Studies from the Panteion University and in Global Political Economy from the University of Peloponnese. He works in the Hellenic Parliament. In the past, he has worked in the European Centre of Excellence Jean Monnet of the University of Athens, in the Hellenic Parliament and in the Hellenic Asylum Service. He was alternate president of the Hellenic NCSD (former public organisation supervised by the Hellenic Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change). He is a member of the Board of KEDISA.