Solon has been consistently highly rated in Reuters-Extel surveys as a sell-side equity analyst. In recent years, Greece's economic situation has spurred him to take his career international. As a freelancer, he serves a wide variety of clients from around the world, including the European Commission and the Economist's Intelligence Unit. His main focus is financial analysis and valuation work.
Worked on a number of business cases to help small and medium-sized businesses reorganize in order to survive in the challenging Greek business environment.
Mentored two businesses through a generational succession process.
Involved in the development of a Greek early warning system for troubled companies.
Helped a number of people retool and repurpose their skills in a challenging economic environment.
Focus areas: Budgeting, Due Diligence, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Profitability Analysis, Comparable Company Analysis, Ratio Analysis, Angel/Seed Funding, Capital Structure Analysis, Financial Modeling, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Planning
Finance Expert
2014 - PRESENT
European Commission
Evaluated funding requests for the European Commission's Horizon 2020 program.
Attended numerous briefings for evaluators since the very start of the project.
Helped develop the current state of the program through constructive feedback.
Focus areas: Business Plan Consulting
Managing Editor
2011 - PRESENT
Economist Intelligence Unit
Covered the economic and political developments in Greece as they unfold.
Covered specific sectors of importance to the economy in periodic reviews, including energy, health, and telecom.
Maintained a review of pertinent regulations as regards the Greek business environment.
Engaged in special projects as per client request including assessing the country's disaster recovery resilience, health-related projects, and more.
Focus areas: Industry Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Intelligence (BI), Political Analysis, Economic Analysis
Group Strategic Analyst
2004 - 2010
Titan Cement
Built the company's strategy, including target identification, selection, valuation, negotiation, due diligence, and implementation.
Participated actively in the process of securing a credit rating for the company.
Involved in the due diligence process through which the company partnered up with the IFC in one of its subsidiaries.
After several months of relative quiet, Greece is back in the spotlight as the latest repayment deadline on its bailout debt comes due in July. We take the opportunity to review the root causes of the crisis, what has been happening since it kicked off, and what needs to be done to resolve the situation.
Education
Master's Degree in Political Science
2011 - 2014
Panteion University - Athens, Greece
Hansard Scholar in Hansard Scholars Programme
1994 - 1994
London School of Economics and Political Science - London, UK
Postgraduate Diploma in Management
1993 - 1994
University of Portsmouth - Portsmouth, UK
Bachelor's Degree in Math
1990 - 1993
University of Sussex - Brighton, UK
Certifications
MRICS
NOVEMBER 2020 - PRESENT
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Public Speaker
DECEMBER 2019 - PRESENT
Toptal
Certified Early Warning Mentor
NOVEMBER 2019 - NOVEMBER 2023
Interchamber Certification Institute (Greece)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
AUGUST 2019 - PRESENT
Economic Chamber of Greece
Certified International Investment Analyst
NOVEMBER 2005 - PRESENT
The Association of Certified International Investment Analysts®, ACIIA