International Journal of Corporate Finance and Accounting (IJCFA)

Editor(s)-in-Chief Biography

Constantine Cantzos is Professor of Financial Accounting at the Department of Accounting of Technological Education Institute of Piraeus. Before that, he was with the University of Aegean as an Assistant Professor. He is Vice President of the TEI of Piraeus since 2005 and Director of two (2) Postgraduate Programs (MBA in collaboration with the University of Kentucky and MSc in Accounting and Finance). Also, he was Dean of the School of Business and Economics of the TEI of Piraeus and Director of the Center of Technological Research for Piraeus and the Islands. He has professional experience as financial controller in big companies in Greece (Ceramica Olympia S.A, City Bank, Agricultural Bank, Titan Cement Company S.A) and in United States as an auditor with KPMG. He is member of the Operations Research Society of Greece and the European Accounting Association and he participates in committees of International scientific journals. He has published six (6) books and many research papers which are appearing in international scientific journals on finance, accounting and business research. He gave lectures as visiting professor in Greek and American universities.Constantin Zopounidis has been elected to the prestigious The Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras (RACEF). He joins the ranks of Daniel Kahneman (Nobel Laureate), Romano Prodi, and Joseph E. Stiglitz (Nobel Laureate) who belong to this Institution. It is with pride and delight that we communicate that Professor Constantin Zopounidis, Editor-in-Chief of Operational Research and Editor of the renowned Handbook of Multicriteria Analysis, has been elected to the RACEF – Royal Academy of Economic and Finance Sciences of Spain. The Royal Academy of Economic and Finance Sciences of Spain was officially established in Spain, in 1958, but its roots can be traced back to the 18th century when King Ferdinand VI of Spain set up the Royal Private Board of Commerce. RACEF promotes the cooperation between researchers of the most important institutions and academies around the world, and seeks to advance the scientific knowledge and the existing decision and policy making practices in the fields of economics and finance. The members of RACEF include prestigious researchers, senior policy makers, and top executives from all over the world. Among others, the Academicians of RACEF include Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (former President of France), Romano Prodi (former President of Italy and the European Commission), José Ángel Gurría (Secretary General of OECD), as well as Nobel Prize laureates Robert Aumann, Daniel Kahneman, Finn Kydland, Eric Maskin, and Joseph Stiglitz (https://www.racef.es/). Also, Professor Zopounidis has been elected as Academician, in the Royal Academy of Doctors (Spain, June 2014). As and Academician, Constantin was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making following a vote in which 677 people participated from all over the world. This Society brings together 2200 people from 100 countries. The term of office shall be for four years from 2015 to 2019. Professor C. Zopounidis was also honored by the same Society with Edgeworth - Pareto Award in 2013.