Giannis Lessis
PhD Candidate
Athens University of Economics and Business
Email: lessision@aueb.gr
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Research Interests
Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Effects of Accounting Regulation, IFRS, International Accounting.
Education
PhD Accounting November 2020 – Present
Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) | Department of Accounting and Finance
Visiting Scholar
Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Michigan Ross) | Department of Accounting February 2025 – July 2025
Amsterdam Business School (ABS) | Department of Accounting March 2024 – April 2024
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) | Department of Accounting and Finance October 2022 – December 2022
MSc Accounting & Financial Management October 2018 – September 2019
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) | Department of Accounting and Finance
BSc Accounting & Finance October 2014 – June 2018
Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) | Department of Accounting and Finance
Work Experience
Lab Assistant – Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) August 2024
Support MSc students' dissertations on downloading data and designing their research.
Research Assistant – Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) 2019 – 2020
Hand collection of data for two research projects.
Hellenic Army – Mandatory Service October 2019 – July 2020
Autogas Tsopelogiannis Group – CFO & Imports’ Assistant June 2016 – November 2017
Data analysis and forecasting of sales and inventory needs of the group for the short-term and long-term horizon.
Responsible for the group’s accounting office operations and communications with banks and public institutions.
Scholarships
EAA ARC International PhD Visit Scheme, European Accounting Association (EAA) 2022
Funding Scholarship for the PhD, Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) 2020
CFA Program Student Scholarship, Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) and CFA Institute 2019
Departmental Scholarship, Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) 2018
Undergraduate Scholarship, Leandros Vatakas Mensa Greece Institute 2016
Honors & Awards
CFA Research Challenge – Greek Final – Industry Mentor 2020
ETF Global Portfolio Challenge – Rank 40th in the world 2019
CFA Research Challenge – Rank: 1st in Greece and 8th to 16th in EMEA – Team Leader 2018
Future of European Union Competition, AUEB and Financial Times – Awarded essay 2017
Business Talents – Semi-finals 2016 and 2017
Professional Certificates
CFA Level I, CFA Institute
Bloomberg Market Concepts Certificate, Bloomberg
Key Competencies
Languages: English (Fluent) and Greek (Native)
Programming & Software: STATA and MatLab
Databases: Compustat, CRSP, Orbis, IBES, LSEG, Bloomberg.
References are available upon request.
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