Eleftherios I. Thalassinos Ph.D. (UIC, Chicago, USA, 1983), DHC Degrees in Economics (Danubius University of Galati, Romania (2013), University of Craiova, Romania (2015), and Rostov State University of Economics, Russia, (2018)), M.B.A., (De-Paul U Chicago, USA, 1979), B.A., (U of Athens, Greece, 1976) is a Jean Monnet Chair Professor experienced in European economic integration and international finance. He is the editor-in-chief of ERSJ, IJEBA, and IJFIRM, and the Chair of ICABE. He is a guest editor of the book series Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis published by Emerald and a contributor to Management Sciences by Springer, Business, Technology, and Finance by Nova, and JRFM, Resources, Risks, and Sustainability by MDPI, and a member of the editorial boards of several journals. His professional experience includes quantitative analysis, technical and financial analysis, banking, business consulting, project evaluations, international business and finance, and maritime economics. He has a long track record of publications in several journals, collective volumes, and chapter books, including a chapter book in the World Scientific Handbook in Financial Economics Series Vol. 5, dedicated to the memory of Milton Miller, the Nobel Prize winner in Economics in 1990. Alongside his academic career, he has worked as a bank director (12 years), a ministerial advisor (6 years), a public servant (4 years), and as an independent consultant for a long time.