Dr. Marios-Panagiotis Efthymiopoulos is the Founder and CEO of Strategy International and visiting Scholar at Columbia University, Harriman Institute. He held a variety of international, academic and professional positions, namely at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC, George Washington University, Business School, EU Center for Excellence, Washington DC, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC USA, the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University Of Cyprus, Nicosia Cyprus. As an academic and professional, Dr. Efthymiopoulos presents his views, market and strategic analyses at International organizations and international media. He is a graduate of the NATO Defense College (Senior Course 105). His expertise is on strategy, security and communications.