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Professor Annie Triantafillou
Executive Dean of Deree College
Associate Vice President for Quality, Accreditaton, and Academic Effectiveness
Professor of Economics
The American College of Greece
Annie brings more than two decades of senior academic leadership to ACG, with a distinguished record in program development, accreditation, academic policy, and innovation in teaching and learning. A dedicated educator, she champions student‑centered, experiential learning and is deeply committed to advancing quality in higher education.
Since joining ACG in 1993, Annie Triantafillou has contributed extensively through teaching, research, and service. She served as Dean of the Deree School of Business and Economics (2014–2024) and as Interim Executive Dean of Deree (2021–2022). She was President of the European Financial Management Association (EFMA) in 2018 and in 2025.
Her teaching focuses on macroeconomics and financial economics, including banking, monetary theory, portfolio theory, and risk management. Her research centers on applied economics, particularly shipping, energy, and security. Her work has appeared in leading international journals, including Transportation Research, Energy Economics, Transport Policy, Journal of Economic Studies, Maritime Policy and Management, Maritime Economics and Logistics, Security and Defense, African Security Review, and Research in International Business and Finance.