Constantine Manasakis is economist (MBA, PhD), Associate Professor of Economic Analysis at the Department of Political Science, University of Crete, Adjunct Professor at the Master in Business Administration (MΒΑ), Hellenic Open University, Collaborative Researcher at the Institute of Applied & Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Research Affiliate at the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.

He holds a B.A. from the Department of Economics, University of Athens, a Joint Engineering-Economics MBA from the School of Electrical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, and Ph.D. in Economics from the Department of Economics, University of Crete.

His scientific expertise focuses on the following areas: Economic Analysis of Business Strategy and Strategic Management, Sustainable Development, Corporate Responsibility, Industrial Organization, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, Start-up Strategy, Sustainable Tourism Development, Mergers & Acquisitions and Competition Policy, Vertical Markets.

In these fields, he has publications in international scientific journals and contributions in collective volumes. He has also provided consulting services and training to businesses and organizations as well as participations in national and international research and development projects.