Our Team

CEO of BSBI Ernst Suganandarajah serves as a Co-Managing Director together with Sagi Hartov.

Dr. Niloufar Aminpour has a PhD in English Language and Literature with a specialisation in the areas of contemporary American drama, gender studies, and literary criticism.

Dr. (MD) Ahmed ElBarawi studied medicine and surgery, followed by training in the Orthopaedic Surgery specialty, served as a guest scientist in LKH University Hospital Graz, Austria.

Dr. Aidan Islyami studied Mathematics and Economics, earning a BSc in Applied Mathematics and an MA in Economics. He obtained a PhD in Quantitative Economics from Kiel University (CAU) in Germany in 2012.

Dr. Alina Baskakova specialises in operations research, and modelling for logistics and supply chain management. She holds a PhD in Economics from St. Petersburg State University of Economics. Prior to joining BSBI, she worked in Russia as a lecturer at the National Research University Higher School of Economics and St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics.

Prof. Dr. Kyriakos Kouveliotis has a PhD in European Integration and International Relations awarded by Newcastle University whereas, he also holds an MA in Diplomacy awarded by Lancaster University UK, a certificate in Linguistics awarded by Bangor University UK and a BA in English Literature and Linguistics awarded by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece. He has also completed two cycles of Post -Doctorate research one on Decision and Policy -Making and one on Conflict Resolution and Crisis Management.

Amir Teimourian is a highly accomplished professional with a diverse educational background and a rich history of academic and research contributions. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Eastern Mediterranean University.

Dr. Fountis earned a BSc in Physics (U of Athens & FU Berlin), an MBA (ALBA-Athens) and a DBA (U of Atlanta, GA). He is a Harvard Alumnus (HKS-NIS 2014 & Higher Education Teaching Certificate, GSAS) & INSEAD Alumnus (MAP; Promotion 10F).

Dr. Anoma Paksutti is a student-centred professor with expertise in Human Resources Management and Organizational Psychology. She has 20 years of experience as a Director of Human Resources and an organizational consultant.