Dimitris Karakostas
Senior Officer Supervisory Issues Management at Alpha Bank
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, Greece
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Top SchoolDimitris Karakostas is a supervisory issues management specialist with 11 years of experience bridging regulators, auditors and senior bank management to navigate complex European supervisory processes. At Alpha Bank he leads engagement with the ECB and Bank of Greece, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver ICAAP, SREP, EU-wide stress tests and on-site inspection responses. He combines deep regulatory advocacy and project management with strong quantitative and reporting skills developed across audit, investment banking and public service roles. Academically rigorous, he is pursuing a PhD in Finance after earning an MBA (ranked 3rd) and a high-performing BSc in Banking and Financial Management. Unusually for a regulatory professional, he also maintains interests in cryptography research via his GitHub presence, reflecting a technical curiosity that informs his analytical approach. Based in Edinburgh with Greek roots, he brings a blend of technical rigor, institutional know-how and cross-border supervisory experience.
11 years of coding experience
High School Diploma with Honors, 18.8/20, High School Diploma with Honors, 18.8/20 at Ionidios Model Experimental School of PiraeusMaster of Business Administration - MBA, 8.94/10 (Excellent) | Ranked 3rd in his graduating class, Master of Business Administration - MBA, 8.94/10 (Excellent) | Ranked 3rd in his graduating class at National & Kapodistrian University of AthensBSc, Banking and Financial Management, 8.23/10 | Ranked 5th in his graduating class, BSc, Banking and Financial Management, 8.23/10 | Ranked 5th in his graduating class at University of PiraeusDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Finance, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Finance at University of Thessaly
English, French, Greek
Github Skills (42)
crypto10
compression10
blockchain-network10
session-cookie9
bitcoin9
blockchain9
tld9
api8
anonymous8
blockchain-platform7
side-channel-attacks7
decentralization7
cryptocurrency6
quantitative6
chat6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
dimkarakostas/config
May 2015 - Jan 2023
Contributions:66 pushes, 3 branches in 7 years 9 months
dimkarakostas/notepad
Apr 2017 - Jul 2019
A simple web application for keeping self notes
Contributions:4 PRs, 8 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 3 months
reactnotesweb-applicationkeeping
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