Ioannis Melissaropoulos is a PhD candidate at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). He holds an MSc in Mechanics from NTUA, an MBA from the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), and a BSc in Physics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UoA). Ioannis has over 15 years of experience as senior analyst in the banking sector (National Bank of Greece and Eurobank group).