ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
• BS Peking University, Beijing, China

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2025 Jul - present, Head, Department of Accounting, HKUST
• 2023 Jul - present, Professor, Department of Accounting, HKUST
• 2020 Apr - present, Associate Director, Center for Business and Social Analytics
• 2019 Sep - present, Faculty Associate, Institute for Emerging Market Studies
• 2020 Sep - 2025 Aug, Associate Dean, School of Business and Management (Undergraduate Programs)
• 2020 Sep - 2025 Aug, Director of Karen Lee Student Mentoring Center
• 2017 Jul - 2023 Jun, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting, HKUST
• 2018 Dec, Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University
• 2018 Fall, Visiting Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
• 2009 Jul - 2017 Jun, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, HKUST
• 2008 - 2009, Senior Associate, Quantitative Equity Strategy, Barclays Capital
• 2007 - 2008, Senior Associate, Quantitative Equity Strategy, Lehman Brothers

HONORS AND AWARDS

• HKUST Best Ten Lecturers, 2011, 2012
• The Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence, 2012, 2018
• The Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence, Finalist, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017

Editorial Boards

• Editor, Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting (JBFA), Oct 2020 - present
• Associate Editor Board, Review of Accounting Studies (RAST), 2025 - present
• Editor Board, The Accounting Review (TAR), 2025 - present
• Editor Board, Contemporary Accounting Research (CAR), 2026 - present