Algimantas Laurinavičius is an associate professor at Vilnius University (Department of Finance, Faculty of Economics). He acquired his PhD in Social Sciences in 2013 at Vilnius University. The topic of his thesis was „Asset based policy implementation model in Lithuania“. Algimantas acquired his master degree at University of Orleans, France in 2007 and at Vilnius University in 2008. His fields of interest include social inequality, asset based policy, financial and real estate investment and strategic management.