He is the head of the Finance Department of the Hellenic Bank Ltd. He obtained a bachelor's degree in economics and did post-graduate work in monetary theory at the University of Salonica. A former official of the Cyprus Union of Bank Employees, he chairs the editorial committee of the union's monthly magazine. He has written numerous articles on political, economic and social issues for newspapers and periodicals in Greece and Cyprus. As a Humphrey fellow, he will focus on planning, management, organizational behavior, organizational design and decision making.