Liakos provides advisory services to the financial and non-profit sectors on innovation, data, technology, treasury & trading. In addition, he is working on several initiatives within the FinTech space that aim to accelerate innovation by working in ecosystems.

A former senior trader and portfolio manager in foreign exchange and money markets at MN Investment Management, he focused strongly on technology and data, working closely with MN’s
Innovation Lab, where he spearheaded the creation of a data-driven platform for FX execution algorithms.

Simultaneously, he developed the Academic Excellence Program together with PGGM, that aimed on strengthening the ties between the pension fund sector and academia in the field of quantitative research.

He holds a MSc in Macroeconomics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.