DrEmmanouil Pyrgiotakis

Emmanouil Pyrgiotakis is an Ad Astra Assistant Professor of Finance at University College Dublin and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Essex. His research spans corporate finance, banking, and financial markets, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, stock price crash risk, and sustainable finance. He holds a PhD in Finance from the Athens University of Economics and Business and an MBA with specialisation in Financial Management from VU University Amsterdam

His research employs a range of quantitative methods, including panel data econometrics, event studies, machine learning, and text-based analytics. His work has been published in leading academic journals including the Journal of Banking & Finance, British Journal of Management, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of International Money and Finance, and the Journal of Financial Stability,

Beyond academia, Emmanouil has applied his expertise in professional and consulting roles, serving as Financial Lead at Kyklos HealthTech, Financial Consultant at PwC Greece, and Scientific Consultant on an EU LIFE Project focused on renewable energy communities. He currently supervises several PhD students and teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in portfolio analysis, risk management, fixed income, and private equity.