George Tsetsekos, Ph.D.

Dr. George Tsetsekos, serves as the Francis professor of Finance and Director of the Risk Management Center at the LeBow College of Business. He served as Dean of LeBow (2002-2012) and under his transformative leadership the college achieved national rankings and quality milestones in research and teaching.

Prior to his appointment as Dean, he served as Drexel’s Vice Provost and Vice President for academic administration and contributed to the completion of the strategic merger between Drexel and MCP Hahnemann University. Dr. Tsetsekos’ extensive research covers the broad areas of corporate finance, investments, banking and international finance. His research contributions include articles published in several journals including The Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Banking & Finance and Journal of International Business Studies. He is the author of books on finance, has served on editorial boards for academic journals and co-chaired conferences on international finance topics.

Dr. Tsetsekos has served on the advisory boards of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Penjerdel Council, the Pennsylvania Economic League, the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, GIC and other organizations. Also he has served in consulting and advisory roles in several organizations including The World Bank, SEC, Bearn Stearns, and FannieMae.  He holds a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee, an MBA in finance from Wright State University and a B.Sc/MSc in Electrical and Mechanical engineering from the University of Athens, Greece.