• Co-founded an annual, by-invitation event where fund managers from around the world gather to exchange investment ideas and network in a casual setting.• Organize, participate, market, and find sponsors such as Refinitiv, E&Y, etc.• The event’s success has allowed me to build relationships, grow my network, provide me with a great source of investment ideas, and expand my own knowledge.

• Teach the CFA Level 1, covering around 1/3 of the material in Nicosia and Limassol.• Topics: Corporate Finance, Equity Investments, Fixed Income

• Member of the investment team.• Recommend new investment ideas to investment committee of Swiss activist fund.• Research and model potential and current holdings.

• Actively manage a USD-denominated balanced fund (large-cap global equities, high yield (HY) and investment grade (IG) bonds) and a EUR-denominated bond fund (HY/IG). The funds were Actively Managed Certificates (AMCs) under Julius Baer (Switzerland).• Under my management both funds outperformed their respective benchmarks.

• Created and teach, a first of its kind for Cyprus, practical course on active portfolio management, where students discuss stock ideas in class, and get to speak to professionals from my network. • MBA/Master’s students have commented that it was the best and most useful class they took.

• Managed institutional equity portfolios under an agreement with the financial arm of the Cyprus Development Bank (CDB Global Capital). Specifically, I managed a U.S. deep value equity portfolio, and a long-short market neutral equity portfolio.

• Award winning London-based distressed debt and high yield Emerging Markets hedge fund manager with peak AUM >$3B.• Evaluated and researched high yield and distressed debt opportunities across Emerging Markets.• Designed and maintained a quantitative macro model the firm used to assess sovereign default probability. Used regression and financial models to access high yield corporate credits. • Traded a $20m Asian equity portfolio for the Special Situations… Show more • Award winning London-based distressed debt and high yield Emerging Markets hedge fund manager with peak AUM >$3B.• Evaluated and researched high yield and distressed debt opportunities across Emerging Markets.• Designed and maintained a quantitative macro model the firm used to assess sovereign default probability. Used regression and financial models to access high yield corporate credits. • Traded a $20m Asian equity portfolio for the Special Situations Fund.• Responsibilities in numerous firm activities, including director in group entities. Show less

• Taught the CFA Level 1 course.

• Setup the research department which covered Cypriot equities. This included the creation of an internal network shared database with fundamental stock data that helped brokers, writing research reports, and establishing relationships with the IR/CFOs of publicly traded firms.• Co-managed the Employees' Provident Fund that generated positive returns during the market crash.

Research & firm valuation. Projects worked on involved restructuring, asset sales and M&A

Taught corporate finance to sophomores. Three classes a week (~130 students), wrote exams questions, held office hours, assigned homework and grades, etc.

Cold called potential clients for broker I worked for, spreadsheet data collection and organization, made notes on charts based on broker's methodology.

Worked on floor of exchange, conducted financial analysis and research

Scanned individuals and vehicles, patrolled embassy grounds, and general safety measures to ensure the security of the premises.

• In-charge of a 12-man troop house on the “green line” (military border).• Establish a rapport with the United Nations soldiers in my troops’ area of control.• Acted as translator between highly ranked Greek Cypriot Military and United Nations.