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Andreas Antonopoulos, M.Eng., MBA, Ph.D.
Rector of University of New York in Prague

Ph.D., University College London, UK
MBA, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, USA
M.Eng., University of Patras, Greece

Dr. Andreas Antonopoulos holds a Ph.D. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from University College London, UK. He also earned an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, USA, and a D.Eng from the University of Patras, Greece. He has published numerous business and academic papers, and is a frequent speaker at major conferences and industry events. Dr. Antonopoulos has a 20 year career balancing an academic, industry and entrepreneurial background. He was Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Working Knowledge, a fast growing telecoms advisory firm and has also spent 5 years teaching Telecom Business and Entrepreneurship, serving as an Associate  Professor and Chair of the Technology Management Department, as well as holding the position of Graduate Programs Director, at the CEU Business School of Central European University. He has held a variety of management appointments in leading Telecom sector companies such as RHK, Lucent Technologies, Nortel Networks and British Telecom, serving in a number of countries worldwide. Dr. Antonopoulos also co-founded and sits on the Board of Directors of Marathon Invest, an investment fund focusing on the CEE markets. Having worked and/or lived in Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Hungary, the Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Spain, UK and the US, and speaking 6 languages, Dr. Antonopoulos brings substantial international and multi-cultural experience to UNYP.