Dr. Papastavrou is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of  GlobalLeadSea. He serves as lead independent director of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc., and is a former director of XOL, Inc., and United Rentals, Inc. Dr. Papastavrou was also the founder and Managing Director of the Fund of Hedge Funds Strategies Group of Banc of America Capital Management (BACAP), and served as President of BACAP Alternative Advisors, and a Senior Portfolio Manager with Deutsche Asset Management. Dr. Papastavrou was a Tenured Professor at Purdue University School of Industrial Engineering and  holds a doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.