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Theodore Tolias

Adjunct Faculty

Education

  • MA Economics, University of Toronto, Canada, 1987
  • BA Honours, Economics, Business Administration and Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1981
SUBJECTS TAUGHT / STUDENT PROJECT MENTOR
  • Managerial Economics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Global Business Environment
  • Business and Global Economy
EXPERIENCE

Teaching Experience

  • SP Jain School of Global Management (2010-Present)
  • Schulich School of Business, York University (1992-Present)
  • Department of Economics, Atkinson College, York University (1990-1995)
  • Department of Economics, Glendon College, York University (1995)
  • Department of Economics, University of Manitoba (1989-1992)

Academic Experience

  • Instructor, Economics & Business History, Department of Economics, Atkinson College, York University (1990-1995)
  • Instructor, Business History, Department of Economics, Glendon College, York University (1995)
  • Instructor, Economics and Business History, Department of Economics, University of Manitoba (1989-1992)

Executive Education  

  • Designed, developed and delivered Executive Training Seminars for BMO Financial Group, Economics and Management of Portfolio Investments (Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, 1996)

Leadership and Advising Activities 

  • Curriculum Development, Schulich School of Business – Developed new courses and redesigned existing ones
    • ECON 5100 – The Economic Environment of Business (MBA Core)
    • ECON 6180 – Money, Credit and Macroeconomic Policy (MBA Elective)
    • ECON 6120 – The Economics of Regulation and Deregulation (MBA Elective) 
    • MGMT 5250 – Managing in a Contemporary Context (MBA Core until 2007)
    • INTL1200 – Microeconomics for managers (iBBA Core)
  • Mentor and Coach – Schulich Debate Society (2010)
  • Advised over 20 Schulich MBA student teams on Strategy Field Studies (MGMT 6100) with corporate client sites including Shell Russia (2005-2006), DeBeers South Africa (2006-2007), Apollo Tyres India (2007-2008) and Brookfield Johnson Controls Canada (2013-2014)

Corporate Experience 

  • President, Tolias & Associates, Economic & Business Consulting (1996-Present)
  • TetNet Internet Promotions, President, Director and Marketing Manager (1994-1996)

 Consulting Experience

  • Ministry of Education, Greece, External Evaluator of Research Proposals (2010)
  • Ministry of Education, Greece, Financing of Higher Education Programs (2003)
  • BMO Financial Group, Executive Training seminars (1996)

Research & Publications

  • Article: “Greece and the European Union at the Crossroads”, commissioned by SAE Canada (May 2010)
  • Article: “The Causes of the December 2008 Riots in Greece”, Ta Nea, January 18, 2009
  • Article: "Industrial Labour and the Origins of Social Policy in Greece," Economicos, June 1981, 26 (1416), Athens, pp. 24-28.
  • Article: "Economic Development and Social Policy in Modern Greece," Praxis, Fall 1981, 1 (4-5), Athens, pp. 67-80.

Memberships

  • Canadian Economics Association
  • Hellenic Canadian Academic Association of Ontario (HCAAO)
  • Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF)

Awards & Recognition

  • First Place Winner of the Seymour Schulich Teaching Excellence Award (Graduate Level, 1999)
  • First Place Winner of the Seymour Schulich Teaching Excellence Award (Undergraduate Level, 2014). Had two courses rank 1st and 2nd in the Top 10.
  • Nominee - Seymour Schulich Teaching Excellence Award – 12 times in 17 years (1998-2014)
  • The Seymour Schulich Teaching Excellence Awards

Other Professional Activities

  • President, Hellenic Canadian Academic Association of Ontario (2007-2013)
  • Advisor, Higher Education, Consul General of Greece in Toronto (2004-Present)
  • Member, York U. Advisory Committee to the Hellenic Studies Chair (December 2007-Present)
  • Advisor, Hellenic Heritage Foundation (March 2009-Present)

Media Appearances and Coverage

  • Interviewed numerous times by major television and radio networks on economic policy (CBC, Al Jazeera, CTV, TVO, OMNI TV, ERT World)

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