Dr. Gus Lazopoulos

Biography:

Dr. Gus Lazopoulos is a Faculty Member at International Business University (IBU). He specializes in international business and entrepreneurship, with research focused on entrepreneurial finance, startup capital access, firm performance, and economic development.

His academic work examines how funding conditions shape entrepreneurial growth and business outcomes. Gus Lazopoulos’s research connects academic theory, public policy, and startup practice, with particular attention to how entrepreneurs secure capital and build firms in competitive markets.

His work is grounded in a completed Doctor of Business Administration dissertation and an active publication pipeline targeting SCOPUS-indexed journals. He uses mixed-methods research to study the relationship between finance, entrepreneurship, policy, and business performance.

Academic and Professional Contributions:

Dr. Gus Lazopoulos brings direct entrepreneurial experience to his teaching and research. He is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Peresia Technologies Inc. and Managing Partner at Global Export Leaders Corp.

Through these roles, he works at the intersection of entrepreneurship, technology, export development, and applied innovation. His professional background gives students a practical view of how startup strategy, funding, market entry, and business leadership work beyond the classroom.

Across his academic and entrepreneurial work, Dr. Lazopoulos contributes to business education that connects research quality with practical decision-making.

Areas of Expertise:

Dr. Gus Lazopoulos’s areas of expertise include:

• International business
• Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurial finance
• Startup capital access
• Firm performance
• Economic development
• Startup strategy
• Public policy and entrepreneurship
• Mixed-methods research
• Applied innovation
• Export development
• Technology entrepreneurship