Triant G. Flouris (Ph.D. University of South Carolina) is Dean of Academic Affairs and University Professor at Hellenic American University, Athens, Greece. Combined with an on-going consulting practice, Dr. Flouris has previously served in various faculty and administrative positions (dean, graduate program director, department chair, as well as research institute director) in universities in New Zealand (Victoria University), U.S.A. (Daniel Webster College, Auburn University, San Jose State University and City University of New York) and Canada (Concordia University) and has extensive experience in strategic planning and higher education administration. He is the author of six books, over two hundred refereed journal articles, book chapters, scholarly articles, and public reports with academic expertise in aviation management, project management, risk management, international aviation governance, and strategic management. He is a certified professional pilot and flight instructor and holds concurrent appointments as research associate at the Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University, California, as well as instructor for the International Air Transport Association. Dr. Ayse Kucuk Yilmaz is Assistant Professor in the School of Civil Aviation at Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. Her teaching and research interests include aviation corporate sustainability management, enterprise risk management, strategic management, airport and airline business modeling, and risk management. She has authored 3 books and has published numerous academic journal articles on several topics in aviation and enterprise risk management, one book chapter and several papers in international conferences. She has been a licensed aircraft technician since 2001.
