Dr. Panos Xidonas
Full Professor & Director of Research at ESSCA École de Management, Chairman of the Investment Committee at the Hellenic Social Security Pension Fund
Dr. Xidonas is Full Professor and Director of Research at ESSCA École de Management. He is also a Visiting Research Professor at École Polytechnique. He publishes his research in top-notch journals such as the European Journal of Operational Research, the European Journal of Finance, the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, the International Review of Financial Analysis, the Finance Research Letters etc. Also, Dr. Xidonas is Chairman of the Investment Committee at the Hellenic Social Security Pension Fund. He has a rich consulting track record as a quantitative investment strategist, having delivered premium advice within the underlying industry. Dr. Xidonas is holder of the Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR), the highest academic badge in France, from the Université de Lille. He holds a PhD in Financial Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and a MSc in Mathematical Modeling from the same university. Finally, he holds a BSc in Physics from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.