University of Sussex
DPhil, Economics
University of Sussex
MA, Economics of Industry
University of Sussex
BA (Hons), Economics
Dr. Constantine Papadopoulos began his professional life in 1986 as a career diplomat. He served in the Greek Embassy in London (1990-1993), and for many years specialized in EU affairs. He was directly involved, inter alia, in the negotiations that led to the EU’s 4th enlargement (1995), and the signing of the Treaty of Amsterdam (1997). He then spent a year at Harvard University as a Fellow of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs conducting research and lecturing (1997-98). He subsequently moved to the banking industry and Eurobank EFG where he worked for thirteen years as Advisor on European and Economic Affairs.
During 2010-2012, he was appointed Secretary-General for International Economic Relations & Development Cooperation at the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and put in charge of Greece’s economic relations with the rest of the world, as well as trade and investment promotion. Dr. Papadopoulos has published scholarly papers on European integration, EMU, and Greek-Turkish relations, among others at the universities of Oxford and Harvard. As of Fall 2015, he is also an instructor in the School of Business at Deree, teaching the courses: Business in the European Union, International Business, and Business Negotiation.