PhD Graduates

Research Fellow, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, Singapore

YUN SUHEE

Intake Year: 2019
Research Area: Corporate Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Finance, University of Seoul, Republic of Korea

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  • Professor Chen Xia (Singapore Management University, School of Accountancy)

Assistant Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

WANG LUYING

Intake Year: 2019
Research Area: Asset Pricing​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Arts in Finance, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China

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  • Associate Professor Sterling Huang (Singapore Management University, School of Accountancy)

Assistant Professor, Nankai University, China

ZHANG HANYU

Intake Year: 2018
Research Area: Corporate Finance
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China

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  • Associate Professor Peter Joos (INSEAD)

Assistant Professor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China

JIN ZUBEN

Intake Year: 2017
Research Area: Asset Pricing​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Statistics (Financial Statistics), London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

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  • Assistant Professor Sungjune Pyun (National University of Singapore)

Assistant Professor, University of Bristol, England

SANG BO

Intake Year: 2017
Research Area: Asset Pricing​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Finance, Washington University in St. Louis, United States of America

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  • Assistant Professor Lin Tong (Fordham University)

Assistant Professor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China

CHEN ZILIN

Intake Year: 2016
Research Area: Finance
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Statistics, National University of Singapore, Singapore

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Assistant Professor, CUNEF Universidad de Estudios Financieros, Spain

ANTONIA KIRILOVA

Intake Year: 2016
Research Area: Finance
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Science in International Economics, Management and Finance (Major in Finance), Bocconi University, Italy

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Assistant Professor, University of International Business and Economics, China

LI HAOYUAN

Intake Year: 2015
Research Area: Corporate Finance, Behaviour Finance, PE/VC Investment​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Arts in Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics, China

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  • Associate Professor Gennaro Bernile (University of Miami)

Associate Professor, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

LI JIANGYUAN

Intake Year: 2015
Research Area: Corporate Finance
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Finance, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

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  • Professor Junye Li (ESSEC Business School)

Assistant Professor of Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China

XUE SHUYU

Intake Year: 2015
Research Area: Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Finance, Washington University in St. Louis, United States

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AVP, GIC Private Limited, Singapore

CHENG HAO

Intake Year: 2014
Research Area: Asset Pricing and Risk Management
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Applied Finance, Singapore Management University, Singapore

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  • Associate Professor Chen Ying (National University of Singapore)

Assistant Professor of Finance, Shenzhen Audencia Business School - Shenzhen University, China

DUAN XINRUI

Intake Year: 2014
Research Area: Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Science (Statistics), National University of Singapore, Singapore

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  • Associate Professor Huang Sheng (China Europe International Business Schoo

Assistant Professor of Finance, Shenzhen Audencia Business School - Shenzhen University, China

GUO LI

Intake Year: 2014
Research Area: Asset Pricing, Portfolio Management, Risk Analysis​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Science (Applied Economics), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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  • Visiting Professor Hai Lu (SMU - School of Accountancy)

Assistant Professor, Soongsil University, South Korea

HA JINGI

Intake Year: 2014
Research Area: Market Microstructure, Mutual and Hedge Funds
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Management Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea

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  • Associate Professor Gennaro Bernile (University of Miami)

Assistant Professor of Finance, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

SONG WANSHAN

Intake Year: 2014
Research Area: Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Science in Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China

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  • Professor Ashish Tiwari (University of Iowa)

Lecturer, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore

GAO FEI

Intake Year: 2013
Research Area: Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Philosophy in Risk Management Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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  • Associate Professor Cao Jie (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  • Associate Professor Gennaro Bernile (University of Miami)

Assistant Professor of Finance, University of International Business and Economics, China

GAO MENG

Intake Year: 2013
Research Area: Empirical Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Board of Directors, Insider Trading, Credit Rating​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macau

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  • Associate Professor Huang Sheng (China Europe International Business School)

Associate of Technology Group Business Partnership and Solutions (Real Estate), GIC Private Limited, Singapore

YAP KIAN LEONG NELSON

Intake Year: 2013
Research Area: Option Pricing, High Frequency Trading​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Science (Applied Mathematics), National University of Singapore, Singapore

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  • Associate Professor Chen Ying (National University of Singapore)

Associate Professor of Finance, University of Macau, Macau

ZHOU SILI

Intake Year: 2013
Research Area: Private Equity, Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurship, Political Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Arts in Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

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  • Associate Professor Huang Sheng (China Europe International Business School)

Assistant Professor of Finance, University of International Business and Economics, China

ZHUANG YUAN

Intake Year: 2013
Research Area: Corporate Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master's Degree in Finance, Sun Yat-sen University, China

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Assistant Professor of Finance, East China University of Science and Technology, China

CHU LIYA

Intake Year: 2012
Research Area: Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master in Economics (Finance), Xiamen University, China

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Assistant Professor of Finance, Capital University of Economics and Business, China

KANG MENGYAO

Intake Year: 2012
Research Area: Corporate Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, China

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  • Associate Professor Huang Sheng (China Europe International Business School)

Assistant Professor, Nanjing Audit University, China

LIU CHENXI

Intake Year: 2012
Research Area: Corporate Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master's Degree (Accounting), Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

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  • Associate Professor Wang Jiwei (SMU - School of Accountancy)

Chief Investment Officer, Aijian Group, Shanghai

YU YIWEI

Intake Year: 2012
Research Area: Corporate Finance, PE/VC Investment, Corporate Innovation, IPO​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Arts (Major in Mathematics of Finance), Columbia University, USA

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Research Advisor:

  • Assistant Professor Cao Xiaping Jerry

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  • Professor Deng Yongheng (National University of Singapore)

Co-founder, Research Room Pte Ltd, Singapore

JONATHAN KHOO

Intake Year: 2011
Research Area: Corporate Finance, Real Estate Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Engineering, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), USA

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  • Associate Professor Gary Caton (Montana State University)

Assistant Professor of Finance, Lingnan College, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

LENG TIECHENG

Intake Year: 2011
Research Area: Corporate Finance
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Operations Management, Singapore Management University, Singapore

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Research Advisor:

  • Assistant Professor Cao Xiaping Jerry

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  • Assistant Professor Qian Meijun (NUS Business School)

Lecturer, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore

LI BINGQIAO

Intake Year: 2011
Research Area: Corporate Finance
Highest Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Beijing International Studies University, China

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Assistant Professor of Finance, Fudan-Oceanwide International School of Finance, China

SUN LIN

Intake Year: 2011
Research Area: Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, Private Equity
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Finance (Hons), National University of Singapore, Singapore

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Dissertation Committee Members:

  • Assistant Professor Tang Yuehua
  • Assistant Professor Cao Xiaping Jerry

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Postdoctoral Researcher,
School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China

WANG YUCHEN

Intake Year: 2011
Research Area: Institutional Investment, Asset Pricing​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Wuhan University (Donghu), China

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Co-founder, TrioJent Group, Singapore

JACK HONG JIAJUN

Intake Year: 2010
Research Area: Information Asymmetry, Information Disclosure, Incentive Design, Text Analytics
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Business Management, Singapore Management University, Singapore

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  • Professor Paul Malatesta (University of Washington)

Professor of Finance
School of Finance
Central University of Finance and Economics Beijing, China

JIANG FUWEI

Intake Year: 2010
Research Area: Asset Pricing, Return Predictability, Innovation, Behavioural Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Master of Science in Finance, Singapore Management University, Singapore, Master in Economics (Finance), Xiamen University, Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics (WISE), Xiamen, China

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Co-founder, TrioJent Group, Singapore

KE JINGHAO

Intake Year: 2010
Research Area: Corporate Finance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Business Management, Singapore Management University, Singapore

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  • Associate Professor Gary Caton (Montana State University)

Senior Lecturer, National University of Singapore, Singapore

LEE YEN TEIK

Intake Year: 2009
Research Area: Corporate Finance, Corporate Goverance, Social Networks, Credit Rating Agencies​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: PhD in Business (Finance), Singapore Management University, Singapore

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  • Associate Professor Quoc-Anh Do (Department of Economics & LIEPP, Sciences Po)

Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore, Singapore

NG WEE SENG

Intake Year: 2009
Research Area: Mutual Fund Performance Persistence, Mutual Fund Ratings, Corporate Goverance​​​​​​​
Highest Qualification: PhD in Business (Finance), Singapore Management University, Singapore

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  • Associate Professor Quoc-Anh Do (Department of Economics & LIEPP, Sciences Po)

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