Konstantinos Gkiziakis was Professor of Maritime Economics at the University of Piraeus from 1992 to 2012. His teaching and research interests focus on maritime economics, chartering policy, chartering, environmental economics, and investment evaluation in shipping. His academic qualifications include Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from Athens University of Economics and Business (ASOEE) (1968-1972), Bachelor of Science in Economics from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1972-1975), Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Distinction from  University of Kent (1977-1978), and PhD in maritime economics from London Metropolitan University. He has extensive published and research work on topics of his field of expertise, as well as extensive academic and professional experience.