Dr. Nicos Koussis holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Cyprus in the area of real options. He has publications in highly ranked refereed journals like the Journal of Banking and Finance and the European Journal of Operational Research among others. He is passionate with research, as well as in applying academic knowledge in practice to help companies make better decisions.

His research covers optimal investment, financing and dividend decisions with default risk, mergers and acquisitions and trade credit. A common factor in all of his research is that he is using a real options approach!. He has applied his research in fund management, software development and the valuation of new ventures and securities.