Stavros Karageorgiou is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in both the business and legal aspects of the construction and real estate industries. With over 15 years of managing construction businesses and a decade of practicing law, Stavros brings a balanced and analytical approach to his work. As a Certified Construction Manager and Licensed Master Electrician, he combines technical expertise with legal acumen.
Stavros earned his Juris Doctor from Fordham School of Law, attending evening classes while overseeing construction and electrical businesses. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from NYU Polytechnic.
Before his current role, he was a real estate and construction attorney at a leading national law firm, where he honed his skills in navigating complex legal landscapes. His diverse background equips him with the unique ability to effectively bridge the gap between business leadership and risk management.
Prakash Chandak is a seasoned finance professional with 25 years of Wall Street experience and expertise across cash, derivatives and structured finance from investing, trading, pricing & valuations, risk management/ hedging, and funding. He started his career at Barclays Capital, New York and after a couple of years, joined Goldman Sachs, New York, and ended up spending a little over a couple of decades there.
He Chairs the Wharton Club of New York’s Sustainable Finance Network and conducts training sessions on financial products, markets, risk and valuations and guest lectures at various American universities. He holds a BS in Economics/ Finance from the University of Delhi’s prestigious SRCC school and an MBA in Finance & Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School.
He holds Series 7 and Series 66 FINRA licenses, and he also holds a mathematical modeling certificate from Penn State University and is a Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Energy Risk Professional (ERP) Charter holder and a CFA L2 candidate.