Stathis Katopodis is a Senior Analyst at the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) and a doctoral candidate at Geneva Business School, pursuing a Doctorate of Business Administration with a focus on strategic intelligence and decentralized finance.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from Webster University and a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Indianapolis, where he completed a thesis on economic hegemony and transatlantic relations. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Miami, majoring in economics and minoring in political science, and attended a summer program at Harvard University in financial management of nonprofit organizations.
Stathis Katopodis specializes in national security studies, with a focus on blockchain applications in counter-terrorism. He has developed research frameworks in international affairs, strategic intelligence, transatlantic cooperation, and trade liberalization. Applying the intelligence cycle, he has analyzed unconventional and hybrid threats in the European Union, producing publications including “Transatlantic Terrorism and Jihad in Europe” and “Competitive Intelligence on Governmental Level: The Case of Greece.”
His professional experience includes regulatory compliance and community engagement in the decentralized finance space. He has served in advisory roles within the Greek government, authoring policy reports aligned with the requirements of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. He has also conducted market research for foreign governments in the fields of information and communications technology (ICT) and EU trade legislation.