Dr. Emilios Galariotis is a Full Professor of Finance at KFUPM in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. In 2026, he served as Acting Dean of KFUPM Business School / Summer Coordinator. Prior to joining KFUPM, he held full-time academic positions at Durham University Business School in the UK (triple accredited), where he also served as Director of the Specialized Master’s Programmes; Audencia Business School in France (triple accredited), where his leadership roles included Associate Dean for Research and Head of the Finance Department; and KIMEP University in Kazakhstan (EFMD accredited), where he was Distinguished Research Chair and Professor. He has also held several visiting and research positions, including at the Financial Engineering Laboratory of the Technical University of Crete and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

At the executive and governance level, he has been a member of the Management Board of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR) of the Hellenic Republic since 2022. IAPR is Greece’s national tax and customs authority, responsible for the administration and collection of public revenues, tax and customs compliance, and combating tax evasion, fraud and smuggling, with a significant impact on the economy, businesses and society.

He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Durham University and an HDR, Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches Sciences Economiques, from the University of Nantes in France. He has held several journal editorial positions and currently serves on the boards of international academic associations, including the Financial Engineering and Banking Society (FEBS), where he is Deputy General Secretary, the Hellenic Association for Energy Economics (HAEE), and the Association Française de Finance (AFFI), where he previously served as Vice-President and President.

His research focuses on two interconnected areas: market efficiency (mainly quantitative investments) and social as well as digital finance. His research covers, among other topics, financial decision-making, financial markets and banking, the energy transition, climate finance, AI/digital currencies and financial inclusion, financial vulnerability, financial inequality, poverty and illiteracy. He has published more than 95 peer-reviewed academic articles, as well as books, book chapters and entries in academic encyclopaedias. His work has appeared in leading international academic journals, including the Journal of Corporate Finance, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Energy Economics, The Energy Journal, and Energy Policy, among others.

HDR, Economic Sciences, University of Nantes FR, January 2013

PhD, Financial Economics, Durham University UK, July 2003

Master of Arts with Distinction, Money Banking and Finance, Middlesex University UK, June 2000

HND, Business Economics, Middlesex University UK, 1998

BA (4-year honours degree), Political Sciences and International Studies, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences.

Market Efficiency and Behavioral Finance

Investment Strategies

Digital Currencies

Financial Literacy

Energy Finance

• Delis, M., Galariotis, E., Iosifidi, M., and Ongena, S. (2025) “Corporate Taxes and Economic Inequality: A Credit Channel” Journal of Corporate Finance Volume 93, July 2025, 102805, IF: 5.9 4 ABS, A* ABDC, Q1
• Galariotis, Ε., Miffre, J., and Sévi, B. (2024) “Editorial for the special issue of the journal of banking & finance on asset pricing and factor investing”, Journal of Banking & Finance, 162, May 2024, 107166, IF: 3.8. Cat. 1 FNEGE, A* ABDC, Q1
• Holmström., J., Kostis, A., Galariotis, E., Roubaud, D., and Zopounidis K. (2024) “Stalled Data Flows in Digital Innovation Networks Underlying Mechanisms and the Role of Related Variety”. Industrial Marketing Management, 121, pp. 16-26, IF: 7.5. A* ABDC, Q1
• Galariotis, E., Louca, C, Petmezas, D., and Wang, S. (2023) “CEO Overconfidence and Inside Debt, British Journal of Management, 34 (3), pp. 1606-1631, IF: 9.4. 4-stars CABS, Q1
• Gaganis, C., Galariotis E., Pasiouras, F., Tasiou, M. (2023) “Managerial ability and corporate greenhouse gas emissions” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation. 212, August, pp. 438-453. IF: 2.3. A* ABDC, Q1
• Ioannidis, F., Kosmidou, K., Kalaitzoglou, I., Andriosopoulos, K., and Galariotis, E. (2023) “Investing in Bridging Fuels: The Unit Commitment Problem of Public VS Private Ventures”, The Energy Journal. 44 (1), pp. 93-117. IF: 494, Cat.1 CNRS, Q1
• Pasiouras, F., Bouri, E, Roubaud, D., Galariotis. (2021) “Culture and multiple firm-bank relationships: a matter of secrecy and trust?” Journal of Business Ethics, 174, pp. 221–249; IF: 6.7. FT-listed Cat.1 FNEGE, Q1
• Delis, M., Galariotis E., Monne, J. (2021) “Economic condition and financial cognition” Journal of Banking & Finance. 123, February 2021, 106035. IF: 3.8. Cat. 1 FNEGE, A* ABDC, Q1
• Grigoroudis, E., Noel, L., Galariotis, E., and Zopounidis, C. (2021) “Multicriteria prediction modelling in the art market”, European Journal of Operational Research. 290(2), pp. 718-733 IF: 6.0. 4-star CABS, A* ABDC, Q1
• Manthoulis, G., Doumpos, M., Zopounidis, C., Galariotis, E. (2020) “Developing a predictive model for US bank failures: An empirical analysis using machine learning approaches”, European Journal of Operational Research. 282 (2), pp. 786-801 IF: 6.0. 4-star CABS, A* ABDC, Q1
• Filippopoulou, C., Galariotis, E., and Spyrou, S. (2020) “An Early Warning System for Predicting Systemic Banking Crises in the Eurozone: A Logit Regression Approach” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organisation. April 2020 pp. 344-363 IF: 2.3. A* ABDC, Q1
• Pliousis, A., Andriosopoulos, K., Doumpos, M., and Galariotis E. (2019) “A multicriteria assessment approach to the energy Trilemma.” The Energy Journal 40 (SI1), 143-165. IF: 494, Cat.1 CNRS, Q1
• Galariotis, E., Kalaitzoglou I., Kosmidou, K., Papaefthimiou, S., and Spyrou, S.I. (2019) “Could Market Making be Profitable in The European Carbon Market?” The Energy Journal. 40 (SI1), 5-28 IF: 494. IF: 2.414, Cat.1 CNRS, Q1
• Galariotis, E., Makrichoriti, P., Spyrou, S. (2018) “The Impact of Conventional and Unconventional Monetary Policy on Expectations and Sentiment. Journal of Banking & Finance 86, pp. 1-20. Lead Article. IF: 3.7 Cat. 1 FNEGE, A* ABDC, Q1
• Doumpos, M., Andriosopoulos K., Galariotis E., Makridou G., and Zopounidis, K. (2017) “Corporate Failure Prediction in the European Energy Sector: A Multicriteria Approach and the Effect of Country Characteristics.” European Journal of Operational Research 262 (1), pp. 347-360. IF: 6.0. 4-star CABS, A* ABDC, Q1
• Andriosopoulos, K., Galariotis, E., and Spyrou S. (2017) “Contagion, Volatility Persistence, and Volatility Spill-Overs: The Case of Energy Markets during the European Financial Crisis”, Energy Economics. 66, August 2017, pp. 217-227. IF: 14.2. A* ABDC.
• Galariotis, E., Guyot, A., Doumpos, M. and Zopounidis, C. (2016) “A novel multi-attribute benchmarking approach for assessing the financial performance of local governments: empirical evidence from France”, European Journal of Operational Research 248, pp. 301-317. IF: 6.0. 4-star CABS, A* ABDC, Q1
• Zopounidis, C., Galariotis E., Doumpos, M., Sarri, S. and Andriosopoulos K. (2015) “Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding for Financial Decisions: An Updated Bibliographic Survey”, European Journal of Operational Research, 247, pp. 339-348. IF: 6.0. 4-star CABS, A* ABDC, Q1
• Galariotis, E.C., Rong, W. and Spyrou, S.I. (2015) “Herding on fundamental information: A comparative study”, Journal of Banking & Finance, 50, pp. 589-598. Listed in top cited papers for JBF. IF: 3.8. Cat. 1 FNEGE, A* ABDC, Q1
• Doumpos, M., Zopounidis, C., and Galariotis, E.C. (2014) “Inferring robust decision models in multicriteria classification problems: An experimental analysis“, European Journal of Operational Research, 236, 601-611. IF: 6.0. 4-star CABS, A* ABDC, Q1