Anestis Ladas was born in Mytilene, Lesvos where he attended school and inherited an interest in mathematics, by participating and succeeding in the mathematical contests of the Greek Mathematical Society as well as a passion for music by studying Music Theory, piano, clarinet and bass guitar. He then completed a BSc in Economics (Division of Business Administration) at the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he was awarded a state scholarship for his excellent academic performance. Later, he pursued an MSc in International Securities, Investment and Banking (with distinction) from the ICMA Center, The University of Reading, UK. He received his PhD in Accounting from the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Macedonia. In his PhD Thesis, entitled “An empirical investigation of the effects of conservatism on the value relevance of accounting data after the implementation of the IFRS”, he attempts to provide a unified model for the measurement of accounting conservatism and to examine the effects of conservatism on value relevance of accounting information.

During 2006-2014, Anestis worked as an instructor in New York College (Thessaloniki Branch) and as a professional accountant and tax advisor (2012-2014) before joining the Department of Accounting and Finance as a Lecturer in Accounting in 2014. He now serves at the Department as an Assistant Professor, while he has also been a visiting Assistant Professor (Collaborative Teaching Stuff) for the Hellenic Open University. During these years, Anestis has been an active member of the Hellenic Finance and Accounting Association and a member of the Scientific and Organizing Committee for its Annual Conferences. His research has been published in international scientific journals such as The International Journal of Accounting (ABS 3), the Journal of Financial Stability (ABS 3), the European Journal of Finance (ABS 3), the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (ABS 3), the International Review of Financial Analysis (ABS 3), among others.

He has also presented scientific papers at international scientific conferences such as the European Accounting Association Annual Congress, the Multinational Finance Association Annual Conference, the Hellenic Finance and Accounting Association Annual Conference, the Financial Engineering & Banking Society and the European Financial Management Association Conference, while he is an ad-hoc reviewer in international scientific journals such as the British Accounting Review, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Accounting, Economics and Law A Convivium, Multinational Finance Journal, and the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. Anestis is a member of international and national organizations such as the European Accounting Association, The Multinational Finance Association, The Hellenic Finance and Accounting Association as well as the Economic Chamber of Greece.

His research interests focus on the areas of financial reporting and International Financial Reporting Standards, relevance and reliability of accounting data, risk measurement using accounting information and the quality and aggregated accounting data and their impact on macroeconomic data. During the last years he has also gained an interest on accounting rules for cryptoassets and developing blockchain applications in accounting and auditing, as well as, big data analytics in textual analysis of accounting information. His teaching interest include Financial Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Advanced Accounting, Auditing and Managerial Accounting.

He is an Alternate Member of the Special Account for Research Funds, University of Macedonia and an Alternate Member of the Quality Control Board of the Hellenic Accounting and Auditing Standards Oversight Board (HAASOB).