About
I am a PhD candidate in Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, supervised by Prof. Andrei Kirilenko and Prof. Raghavendra Rau. I am currently on the 2025/2026 academic job market. My research interests lie at the intersection of Corporate Finance and FinTech, with a focus on managerial attention, capital markets, and sustainable finance. I was a visiting PhD student at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business (hosted by Prof. Mao Ye) in 2024.
I will be joining Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a tenure-track assistant professor in June 2026.
Academic Position
Assistant Profesor (Finance & Financial Serices) - Jun 2026-Current School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
Education
PhD in Finance — Oct 2021–May 2026 Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Examiners: Prof. Sean Cao (Maryland), Prof. Xiao Xiao (Cambridge) Supervisors: Prof. Andrei Kirilenko, Prof. Raghavendra Rau
Visiting PhD Student (Host: Prof. Mao Ye (Cornell)) — Jan–Jul 2024 SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, Ithaca, US
MRes in Management Studies (Finance Pathway) — Oct 2020–Jul 2021 Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
MPhil in Economic Research — Sep 2019–Oct 2020 Department of Economics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
BA in Economics and Finance — Sep 2016–Jul 2019 The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Awards & Honors
- Queens’ College Cambridge Weil Awards (£1,000), 2025–2026
- Keynes Fund PhD Awards Scheme (£2,000), 2025–2026
- CJBS Dean’s Research Excellence Prize (~£17,000), 2025–2026
- AFA PhD Travel Grant ($800), 2026
- AFA PhD Travel Grant ($800), 2025
- EFA PhD Travel Grant (€400), 2025
- Travel Grant for PhD Workshop in Governance and Sustainability (HK$4,000)
- Honourable Mention, CJBS Winter Doctoral Conference, 2021
- Outstanding Academic Achievement Award (£1,000), 2019
Conference Presentations
2026 AFA Annual Meeting (Poster Session), HKUST (GZ), Fudan University, University of Macau, PhD-Economics Virtual Seminar (EVS), CICF 2026 (Scheduled), FMARC Doctoral Colloquium (Schedule conflict), 18th ARCS Annual Research Conference (Scheduled), 42nd AFFI PhD Workshop (Schedule conflict), Future Finance Fest (3f) (Schedule conflict), FMA Europe (Schedule conflict), FMA Europe Doctoral Consortium (Scheduled), Lake District Workshop in Corporate Finance (Poster Session) (Schedule conflict), BSE Summer Forum - AI and Machine Learning in Economics (Scheduled), 8th QMUL Economics and Finance PhD Workshop (Scheduled), QRFE Climate Change Workshop (Scheduled), 33rd Finance Forum - PhD Mentoring Day (Scheduled)
2025 CEPR Paris Symposium, Swiss Finance Institute “Rising Scholar Conference in Finance 2025” at UZH, Durham Finance Job Market Paper Conference, CEAM Cavalcade, 21st Annual Olin Finance Conference at WashU (PhD Session), Junior Academics Research Seminars (JARS) in Finance, Applied Young Economist Webinars (AYEW) Season 11, AFA Annual Meeting (Poster Session), Microstructure Exchange Seminar, 6th Annual Conference of the Canadian Sustainable Finance Network (CSFN), Edinburgh Corporate Finance Conference, 7th QMUL Economics and Finance Workshop for PhD & Post-doctoral Students, University of Cambridge, University of Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier University, Monash Business School, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2nd Boca Finance and Real Estate Conference (Schedule conflict), HKU AI in Business Workshop (Schedule conflict)
2024 Cornell University, China International Conference in Finance (CICF), Adam Smith Sustainability Conference, 8th SAFE Market Microstructure Conference, University of Cambridge, International Corporate Governance Conference, 5th Annual Boca-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance Conference
References
Prof. Andrei Kirilenko — Cambridge Judge Business School a.kirilenko@jbs.cam.ac.uk
Prof. Raghavendra Rau — Cambridge Judge Business School r.rau@jbs.cam.ac.uk
Prof. Elroy Dimson — Cambridge Judge Business School / London Business School e.dimson@jbs.cam.ac.uk