 He went on to work as a Scientific Associate for the Bank of England from January to June 2000 before moving to Greece and working as a Strategy Analyst for Eurobank Ergasias from August 2000 to June 2002.Beginning in February 2002, Staikouras also worked as a lecturer in finance at the Athens University of Economics and Business, continuing in this role for a number of years whilst other jobs took place on the sidelines.From July 2002 to January 2004, he returned to Eurobank Ergasias, working as an Advisor to the Board of Directors.