Our team

Overview

Earned a BSc in Physics (U of Athens & FU Berlin), an MBA (ALBA-Athens) and a DBA (U of Atlanta, GA). Harvard Alumnus (HKS-NIS 2014 & Higher Education Teaching Certificate, GSAS) & INSEAD Alumnus (MAP; Promotion 10F). 20 years of experience in B2B general management, marketing, supply chain and sales of industrial minerals and chemicals. His work has enabled him to work in the European, Chinese and American markets. Throughout his career, Dr. Fountis has held the roles of Managing Director of an industrial joint venture in China, Member of Supervisory Board-State Representative of the European Chamber of Commerce in China as well as Member of the Board Advisors in Arcturus, a company specialized in Cyber-Physical Security (MA, USA). He is a Member of the Cybernetics Society in UK.

Awards and Honors

Marshall Memorial Fellow (2003), GMFUS

Research Interests

  • Business
  • STEM Studies
  • Cybernetics

Publications

Latest Publications in Scientific Journals (Peer-Reviewed):

  • Fountis A., Mukherjee M., 2021. N26: A Fintech is Revolutionizing the Banking Sector’s Supply Chain, IOSR Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 23, Issue 1, Jan.2021
  • Fountis A., Arunachalam V., 2020. Creating a Sustainable Development Model for the Trading of Industrial Minerals, International Journal of Management (IJM-Scopus), (pages 13-22, Nov-Dec.2020)
  • Mukherjee M., Fountis A., 2020. Accessing the innovative M&E Product Feasibility to Improve Efficiency in Social Program in India, IOSR Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 22, Issue 12, Dec.2020 (p.11-22)
  • Mukherjee M., Fountis A., 2020. Ensuring Higher Efficiency in the M&E Operational Process to Improve the Nutrition Service Delivery Effectiveness during Disaster, IOSR Journal of Humanity and Social Science, Vol. 25, Issue 12, Dec.2020 (p.47-55)
  • Mukherjee M., Fountis A., 2020. Improving ICDS Effectiveness through Enhancing M&E Efficiency in India: Case-Control Study, International Multilingual Journal of Science & Technology, Vol.6, Issue 12
  • Arunachalam V., Fountis A., 2020. A Research Study on the priorities for Sustainable Innovation for the future of the Indian IT Industry and the impact on CSR (Global Social Impact), JournalNX- A Multidisciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal, (Vol.6, Nov-Dec.2020) ISSN:2394-3696
  • Arunachalam V., Fountis A., 2020. A Research Study on the Sustainable Competitiveness and the Macroeconomic Factors of the IT sector in India , JournalNX- A Multidisciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal, (Vol.6, Nov-Dec.2020) ISSN:2394-3696
  • Valerieva, D., Mukherjee M., Arunachalam V., Fountis A., 2020. Constitutional Traps and the Democracy of the ‘Prisoners’, International Multilingual Journal of Science & Technology, Vol.6, Issue 12

Books-Monographies:

  • Fountis A., 2021. Social Franchising & Social Reporting Standard for German NGOs (A Case-Study & Handbook), Lulu Press, Morrisville NC (under publication)
  • Fountis A., 2020. Gussfehler beim Grünsandformverfahren: Ursachen, Rückschlüsse und Abhilfemaßnahmen, Lulu Press, Morrisville NC (ISBN: 9781716923180)
  • Fountis A., 2020. Trading of Raw Materials, Binders and Aggregates, Lulu Press, Morrisville NC (ISBN: 978171671154)
  • Fountis A., Karouzakis-Heckendorf K., 2020. Definitionen und Typologisierung Privater Militärfirmen (Private Military Companies, PMCs), Lulu Press, Morrisville NC (ISBN: 9781716513237)
  • Karouzakis-Heckendorf K., Fountis A., 2020. Der Kaukasuskrieg 2008: Die Problematik um die Republiken Südossetien und Abchasien, Lulu Press Morrisville NC (ISBN: 9781716513398)
  • Karouzakis-Heckendorf K., Fountis A., 2020. German Arms Exports to Greece and Turkey- HDW, Blohm + Voss, Rheinmetall and KMW: Profiteers of the Arms Race between two tense Allies? Morrisville NC (ISBN: 9781716513039)
  • Karouzakis-Heckendorf K., Fountis A., 2020. Die Osmanische Besatzung und die Griechische Revolution von 1821 als Opfer- und Heldenmythen des modernen Griechenlands, Lulu Press, Morrisville NC (ISBN: 9781716717826)