Nikos is an international expert in the economics and management of the healthcare sector, combining analytical proficiency and a strategic mindset, with broad and global industry experience, as an executive, consultant, and academic. He is proficient in leading products through discovery, development, market access and commercialization. He held executive positions at Parexel, Pharmacia/Pfizer, and Eli Lilly, academic positions at Oxford, Warwick and the Athens School of Public Health and was managing director of a medical device commercial distributor of Medtronic and CEO & President of two university hospitals. He has devised and managed clinical, market access and business development programs for numerous biotech and medtech products in multiple markets. He lectures at several universities and has been associate journal editor and multi-referenced author.