Professional Experience

September 2000 - Present	Research Fellow - INSEAD The Centre for Advanced Learning Technologies - CALT Research in Information Systems Excellence - RISE Areas of expertise and research interest: dynamics of innovation in global financial markets, the economic dynamics of business innovation in the knowledge economy, management of organizational capital, knowledge management, change management, e-business strategies in Eastern European emerging economies.
October 1998 - May 2000	Head of Research, Reed-Midem Organization (Reed-Elsevier group), Paris, France. Chief of Studies on the structural changes associated with the financial integration of the EU, the introduction of the euro and their implications for capital markets and enterprises operating in the euro-zone.
May 1997 - July 1998	Chief of Studies, Leto International Research and Consulting Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Research and analysis of market trends in the field of international education markets (issues of financial trends from the public sector toward the privatisation of the provision of educational services and the market opportunities emerging in this).
September 1994 - April 1997	Assistant Professor / Course Director, Department of Political Science / International Political Economy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Course Titles: Global Political Economy: Theory and Approaches; Global Political Economy: Issues and Problems in the post-Bretton Woods Era; Theories of International Relations and International Political Economy. Areas of Research and Teaching: advanced topics in global finance, European financial integration, comparative monetary systems and competitive strategies of financial regulation.
September 1987 - April 1993	Lecturer / Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science / International Political Economy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
October 1978 - October 1981	Tour Operator, Diners' Club, Athens, Greece.

External Professional Activities

Lecturing and public speaking at international symposia and senior management conferences on the knowledge economy, organizational capital, knowledge management, change management, and customer relationship management.

Currently, Dr. Damaskopoulos is leading an INSEAD initiative to organize a Transatlantic Roundtable that will allow senior executives of leading global financial institutions to explore in depth the process of innovation in the financial services industry.

Select Publications

"Organizational Capital in the Information Society: Global Finance, Intangible Assets and Organizational Design". Paper to be presented at The Sixth International Conference on Information and Communications Technology in Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania 28-31 October 2001 (with Claudia Roda and Katerina Nicolopoulou).

"Managing Organizational Capital in the New Economy: Knowledge Management and Organizational Design". Paper presented at the eBusiness and eWork, Annual International Conference, Venice, Italy 17-19 October 2001. (with Ahmed Bounfour).

"Managing Organizational Capital in Financial Markets: ABN AMRO's @ccelerator", INSEAD Teaching Case Study, February 2001.

"Evolutionary Dynamics of the Concept and Practice of Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Perspectives from the Financial Services Industry". Paper presented at the Institute of Financial Services (IFS) Symposium on Customer Relationship Management in the Financial Services Industry, London, 28th June 2001. Forthcoming publication in the Financial World, (January 2001, forthcoming).

European Economic and Monetary Union: Global Finance, States and Strategic Concepts of Monetary Sovereignty. (Florence: Institute of European Studies 2002 forthcoming).

Education

October 2000	PhD, Political Science / International Political Economy - Global Finance, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Doctoral Dissertation: European Economic and Monetary Union: Global Finance, States and Strategic Concepts of Monetary Sovereignty.
October 1993 - May 1994	Field research towards the completion of Doctoral Degree. In-depth basic research / interviews with executives of leading global financial institutions as well as the European Commission, the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Banque de France, the H.M. Treasury and the Bank of England, the Financial Times, Oxford University and the University of Paris.
September 1991 - April 1992	Design of Research Project on European monetary integration for the completion of the Degree of Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD).
September 1989 - April 1991	Doctoral Coursework in Theories and Research Methodologies in the field of International Political Economy and Global Finance. Department of Political Science International Political Economy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
September 1986 - April 1988	Master of Arts (MA) 1989, Department of Political Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
January 1982 - April 1986	Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours 1986, Department of Political Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
September 1978 - June 1980	Omega, College of Arts and Applied Technology, Athens, Greece. Degree in Hospitality Management, 1980.

Academic distinctions and scholarships received:

September 1987	Recipient of the York University Graduate Student Development Scholarship.
June 1986	Bachelor of Arts Graduation with distinction for recognition of academic excellence. Dean's Honours List, York University.

Personal Information

Citizenship:	Greek, Canadian
Languages:	English, French, Greek (spoken, read and written).

References available upon request.