Dr. Gus Lazopoulos

Biography:

Gus Lazopoulos is a faculty member specializing in International Business and Entrepreneurship, with research focused on entrepreneurial finance, startup capital access, and the relationship between funding, firm performance, and economic development. His work is grounded in a completed Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) dissertation and an active publication pipeline targeting SCOPUS‑indexed journals. Gus employs mixed‑methods research and explicitly bridges academic theory, public policy, and real‑world startup practice. In parallel with his academic work, he is Co‑Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Peresia Technologies Inc. and Managing Partner at Global Export Leaders Corp., bringing firsthand entrepreneurial insight into teaching, research, and applied innovation.