About.
From its inception, Koppa Analytics has totally focused on building a strategic, data-oriented regulatory practice.
As the world grows more complex and customised, so does the need for data analysis in regulated industries.
We bring together both technical competence and strategic vision with a view to improving knowledge, understanding and quality of outcomes for regulated industries. Our experience lies in working with regulators, private companies and as members of consortia focused on delivering high quality data analysis for improving outcomes.
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Koppa is a letter that was used in early forms of the Greek alphabet to denote the “k” sound. In Ancient Greece, it was the logo for the city of Corinth (Ϙόρινθος), often appearing on coins along with the mythological Pegasus, the divine stallion with wings.
Professor Raphael Markellos
Director
An economist (BSc Aristotle, PhD Loughborough) with expertise in Data Science, Finance and AI. He has over 25 years of industry experience for clients in the US, UK, China, Germany, Greece and Luxemburg. He has done extensive work for regulated industries in several areas that include cost of capital, innovation and fraud detection. He currently holds the Chair in Finance at Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia (UEA). He is also a member of the Centre for Competition Policy (CCP) at UEA and the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) at University of Cambridge. His academic research has pioneered the use of Google Trends in finance, the asset pricing of environmental risk, the portfolio optimisation of keywords for search advertising and the use of AI for productivity analysis. He can be contacted at rmarkellos@koppa-analytics.com
Professor Sean Ennis
Director
An economist (BA Hons Cambridge, PhD UC Berkeley) with expertise in regulated industries and markets. He has over 25 years of experience with regulation and competition and has worked on projects in China, France, Greece, Mauritius, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, the US and the UK. His extensive focus in regulated industries includes preparation of reports submitted to official authorities, advising on regulatory matters and managing professionals. He is the Director of the Centre for Competition Policy and Chair of Competition Policy at Norwich Business School, Univesrity of East Anglia. His writings have been published in peer-reviewed journals and he has been quoted in the New York Times and Ekathimerini. His work has addressed market structure, contracting and inequality. He has delivered expert views at the European and UK parliaments. He can be contacted at sennis@koppa-analytics.com
Dr Apostolos Kourtis
Director
A mathematician (BSc Athens, MSc Oxford, PhD AUEB) with expertise in Mathematical Modelling, Finance, Fintech and Computational Statistics. He has broad experience in consulting in the UK and Greece. His recent work lies in the areas of fraud detection, regulated finance, green finance, scientific computing blockchain and business analytics. His research has led the development of cutting-edge forecasting and optimization approaches in business decision-making. He has published papers in high-profile peer-reviewed journals while his articles have been featured in several popular media outlets, including the Financial Times, Bloomberg and the Telegraph. He currently is the Head of the Finance Group and an Associate Professor in Finance at Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia (UEA). He is also an adjunct instructor in Blockchain and Decentralized Finance at University of Nicosia. He can be contacted at akourtis@koppa-analytics.com.