George (Yiorgos) Allayannis
Expertise
- Corporate Finance
- Risk Management
- Corporate Financial Strategies
- Capital Structure
- Capital Distribution Policies
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- International Finance
- Valuation
George (Yiorgos) Allayannis, Associate Professor of Business Administration
Diploma, National Technical University of Athens; M.B.A, University of Massachusetts; M.Phil., Ph.D., New York University
Office:
291A
Phone:
434-924-3434
Email:
AllayannisY@darden.virginia.edu
Courses
First Year Finance
Valuation
Financial Institutions and Markets
Portfolio
Executive Education Courses
Biography
Professor Allayannis has taught in the First Year (Corporate) Finance Program and elective courses in Portfolio, Valuation and Financial Institutions and Markets as well as several programs in Executive Education. His primary research focus is on corporate risk management, capital structure, and corporate financial policies. His research has been published in the leading finance journals, such as the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award in 2002, 2005, and 2009, as well as the Wachovia Award for Research Excellence in 2002.
Between 2005 and 2007, Dr. Allayannis was a Director in Citigroup’s Global Financial Strategy Group in the Investment Banking Division. He worked extensively with clients in the financial institutions and industrials sectors advising on a broad range of issues such as capital structure, credit ratings, capital distribution policies, valuation, and risk management. He was involved in several strategic and financing transactions. Dr. Allayannis also published several Citigroup reports on risk management in emerging markets, the impact of energy prices on corporate financial strategies, and the value creation of divestitures in the financial services sector.