Alexandros Pierides

Year: 2024

Center: Business

Alexandros was born in Cyprus. He finished his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Mannheim in Business Administration in 2021. Subsequently, he graduated in 2024 from the Mannheim Master in Management program, focusing on Finance and Operations Management. His Master's thesis explored the High-Volume Premium phenomenon, examining its implications on real corporate activity and its relationship with future macroeconomic fundamentals and mispricing. During his bachelor studies, he spent one semester abroad at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Besides his studies, Alexandros completed three internships related to accounting and management.
Additionally, he is actively involved in his family business in Cyprus, where he has taken on various responsibilities. He has developed and implemented improved procedures throughout the company, supervised financial investments, assisted in setting up a new subsidiary company, set up a new CAD/CAM software for better product design, and contributed to overall decision-making regarding administrative matters.
Alexandros joined the Finance track of the Center for Doctoral Studies in Business at the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences in September 2024.