Ioannis Theotokas is Professor at the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of the University of the Aegean. He has a background of economics and has specialized in Shipping Management. He received his PhD from the University of Piraeus (1997). His research interests include issues related to Management, Human Resource Management and Strategic Management applied to shipping business. He has participated as scientific coordinator or as principal researcher in research projects related to employment, entrepreneurship, strategy and competitiveness in shipping, to maritime training and e-learning, to image of shipping and in consultancy studies funded/commissioned by European Commission, Greek Ministry of Economic Development, Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation.

Ioannis Theotokas is the author of six books (with five as co-author) published in Greece and the UK and of 35 papers published in international journals (which include Maritime Policy and Management, Marine Policy, Business History, International Journal of Human Resource Management and Corporate Governance) and in edited books. He has presented over 50 papers at international scientific conferences. He is member of International Association of Maritime Economics and of European Academy of Management and of the Association of Greek Maritime Economists.