KONSTANTINOS DELAPORTAS

Somerset Court, Aldenham Street, London, NW1 1AS, United Kingdom Tel: +447711966660, konstantinos.delaportas@uclmail.net EDUCATION
2010-2013 UNIVERISTY COLLEGE LONDON (UCL), School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) PhD in Energy Economics The aim of the thesis is to examine the factors that influence the innovation activities of renewable energy companies operating in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia Supervisor: Professor Slavo Radosevic UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, Judge Business School MPhil in Management, June 2010 Degree Classification: Distinction Core Courses: Accounting and Finance, Strategic Management, Business Economics, Information Systems, Organisational Analysis, Quantitative Techniques for Management Elective Courses: Management Consulting Project, Financial Reporting, Capital Markets, Strategic Valuation UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, St Antonys College MSc in Russian and East European Studies, June 2009 Degree Classification: Pass Areas of concentration: Economics of Transition (Distinction awarded), Eastern European Politics (Distinction awarded), History of the Soviet Union, Cultural Studies in Russian and Eastern Europe Thesis on the relationship between ownership and innovation in the Russian energy sector (Distinction awarded) Seminars on Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation at SAID Business School UNIVERISTY COLLEGE LONDON (UCL), School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) BA in Economics and Business with East European Studies, June 2008 Degree Classification: First Class Major in Economics (Emerging Market Economics, Industrial Economics, Growth Economics, Money and Banking, Corporate Finance, and Economics of Finance, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics) Minor in Politics (Political Economy of Russia and the EU, Political Theory and Political Philosophy) Completed Thesis on the innovation path and potential of the Russian Federation (Distinction awarded) MGIMO, Moscow State Institute of International Relation of the Russian MFA (Year Abroad Programme) Degree Classification: Excellent Major in Energy Economics (Economics of Pipelines, Energy Economics, Russian Energy Policy) Minor in Politics (Contemporary Russian Politics, Philosophy of Politics) Thesis on Geopolitics of Pipelines as part of a placement in the Hellenic Embassy in Moscow London, UK

2009-2010

Cambridge, UK

2008-2009

Oxford, UK

2004-2008

London, UK

2006-2007

Moscow, Russia

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2010-2011 UNIVERISTY COLLEGE LONDON (UCL), School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Teaching Assistant Introduction to Economics (1st year undergraduate course) UNIVERISTY COLLEGE LONDON (UCL), School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Teaching Assistant Industrial and Corporate Change with reference to Central and Eastern Europe (3rd year undergraduate course) QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, School of Business and Management Lecturer Financial Institutions (2nd year undergraduate course) UNIVERISTY of WALES, TASMAC London School of Business Dissertation Supervisor Supervised 6 MBA students specialising in Finance London, UK London, UK London, UK London, UK

2010-2011 October 2010 2010-2011

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
April June 2010 UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, Centre for Energy Studies Cambridge, Project Title: Innovation and Privatisation of State-owned Oil Companies UK Project Leader: Dr S. Zyglidopoulos Analysed Oil companies balance sheets for a 20 year period using STATA in search for the factors influencing their productivity May 2010 DUISENBERG SCHOOL OF FINANCE London, UK Project Title: The Implications of the Greed Debt Crisis on Greek Businesses Project Leader: Professor N. Hertz Responsible for composing a draft paper describing the reasons that led to the Greek Debt Crisis from a macro and micro perspective Summer 2009 NATIONAL HELLENIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION RESEARCHER Rostov, Russia Participated in the research project The Activities of Greek Merchants in the Sea of Azov in the 19th Century Conducted research in the Russian archives and worked with 18th and 19th century scriptures Acted as translator to the Greek Delegation during a three-day conference in the Russian Academy of Sciences Organised the trip of the Greek Delegation in Rostov

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Summer 2008 ABOCA (Multinational Pharmaceutical Company) Intern in the SALES DEPARTMENT Athens, Greece Involved in the formulations of the companys strategy for 2008/9, focused on the geographical expansion of the company Analysed the productivity of salesmen and suggested remuneration packages PROCTER AND GAMBLE - EUROPEAN FINANCIAL SEMINAR Geneva, Switzerland Represented the Greek office in the Financial Seminar Head of the M&A team responsible for the valuation of an acquisition of an Italian competitor Member of the Strategic Planning Regional Unit drafted the companys global strategy for the upcoming financial year HELLENIC EMBASSY Intern in the PRESS OFFICE Moscow, Russia Worked directly with the manager of the office on issues of Energy cooperation between Russia and Greece and the academic affairs between Greek and Russian Universities Summer 2006 Produced a paper on the economics and political implications of Burgas Alexandroupolis Project HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. Intern in the DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Conducted research on the credit risk rating in East European Countries, which I later presented to the divisions director Compiled a report for subsidiaries employees performance, as well as the companies monthly and semester financial statements Executed market research on the pricing of storage tankage HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. - Intern in the DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Examined economic and financial indicators, assessing macroeconomic and structural policies in Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria Investigated regulatory, micro and macroeconomic and investment developments in East-European countries BP - Intern in the DEPARTMENT OF LOGISTICS Analyzed and composed presentation on an oil company in Russia that the company was interested in acquiring Produced a guide for presentations Participated in day-to-day administrative procedures Athens, Greece

May 2007

Sep 2006 May 2007

Summer 2005

Athens, Greece

Summer 2003

Athens, Greece

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2010 - present 2010 - present 2010 - present 2010 - present 2010 - present Member of UKERC National Energy Research Network Sustainable Development Research Network Energy Institute Carbon Trust SPARKS Network

PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE TO CONFERENCES

November 2010 PRIVATIZATION IN RUSSIA, 1991-1997: DECISIONS AND OUTCOMES Speakers included David Pitt-Watson, Ira Lieberman, Dmitry Vasiliev, Vladimir Mau, Anders Aslund, Brigitte Granville, Chris Gerry, Simon Commander, John Earle, Saul Estrin Oxford, UK

FURTHER SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Language Skills: Greek (native), English (native fluency), French (proficient), Russian (Advanced), Chinese Mandarin (beginner) Leadership Positions and Awards: UCL SSEES PhD Scholarship, Oxford University REES Studentship discretionary funding during my MSc studies, "Hellenic Petroleum studentship"-discretionary funding for each year of my undergraduate studies, "Aristion"-award for academic excellence, awarded by the Greek Ministry of education upon completion of my secondary education President of the UCL Hellenic Society(2007-08), Elected Representative of Art and Cultural Societies in UCL Union (2007-08), Elected Student Representative in the University of Oxford (2008-09) References: Available Upon Request