George Vasilopoulos is a Pharmacist that initially obtained his PhD degree at the Department of Pharmacy National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and later on at the Department of Medicine Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) where he spent 3 years as a scientific associate in Pharmacology Division.
He underwent postgraduate studies in Clinical Pharmacy (MSc), in Health Economics/ Pharmacoeconomics and in Business Administration.
He serves as a Professor of Health Management and Entrepreneurship at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens MBA (UoA MBA), and as a Visiting Professor at both the Departments of Pharmacy and of Business & Organizational Management (BA/DEO) of the same University.
He is also a Coordinating Professor at the Institute of Continuous Education (IDE) of Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS) and Invited Lecturer to Postgraduate Programs at the Universities of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Patras and Alexandropolis-Departments of Pharmacy & Medicine.
He spent 40 years of career in Private Pharmaceutical sector, 25 of which on C suit and Top Management as a former Co-CEO / Managing Director of Pharmaceutical Industries. Also, in the Public Health & Insurance sector he served as President and Board member of Social Security Organization for Health Care Professionals (TSAY), as a former President of the Panhellenic Union of Pharmacists, a former Greek delegate in EC / IMI2 (SGE) and member of Committees on Pharma Business Ethics and Drug Policy & Commercial / Trademarks Affairs.
He is currently the Vice-President of the National Medicines Verification Organization (HMVO) a member of the pan-European network of all medicines’ verification registered in the European market. Moreover, he is an appointed Advisor to the Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industry (PEF), a non-executive Board Member of Pharmaceutical Companies and a Member of the Pharmaceutical Expenditure Monitoring Committee established by the Ministry of Health.
