Portsmouth Business School
Dr Konstantinos Vergos
Senior Lecturer (Subject Group - Economics and Finance)
Portsmouth Business School
Richmond Building
Portland Street
Portsmouth
PO1 3DE
Profile
Dr Konstantinos Vergos PhD ( Wales) MA (Wales) BA BSc
Konstantinos academic career was preceded by more than twenty years working and managerial experience in the financial sector (Brokerage Companies and Banks) as well as in companies in the Services and the Industrial Sector. Konstantinos also holds long standing experience in the Consulting sector. Interalia, he managed the Analysis & Corporate Department of four companies in the Brokerage/Banking sector, undertook tens of underwriting projects, had been responsible for the management of funds of an investment company, and had been a member of the Investment Committee of companies in the Brokerage/Banking sector for more than fourteen years. Konstantinos had been the Chairman of the Hellenic Association of Certified Stockmarket Analysts for eight years, and is a Certified Analyst. He has also award by the Institute of Management (UK). Konstantinos has a systematic presence, during the last fifteen years in financial media (including Reuters, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Times) as an expert in company valuation, capital markets and financial policy issues.
Teaching Experience
Konstantinos coordinates various units in Finance in Portsmouth Business School. He has also taught Finance and Economics in University of Torun, Poland, National Technical University of Athens, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, Open University of Cyprus , University of Kentucky and European University. He has also taught Finance, Company Valuation and Financial Derivatives to candidates for the analyst professional certifications CIIA and CEFA while collaborating for the development of CFA program in University of Portsmouth.
Research Interests
Konstantinos research interests are mainly in the area of Real Options, Valuation, Credit Risk, Risk Management, Corporate Governance and Economic Cycles. Konstantinos PhD thesis is in using Option pricing method to evaluate companies. He published more than fifteen scientific papers in finance and he is member of the Editorial Board of two international scientific journals in business and economics.