Xinge Zhao

Professor Xinge Zhao is Professor of Finance and Accounting at CEIBS. Prior to joining CEIBS, he used to be a faculty member at School of Business Administration, College of William and Mary in the U.S. He received his bachelor's degree from Peking (Beijing) University, and earned his Ph.D. degree from Northwestern University, both in economics.

Professor Zhao's research is focused on mutual funds, investments and portfolio management, investor behavior and protection, and bank wealth management product market in China. He has published in Journal of Business, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Analysts Journal, and Caijing-Financial Series. He also co-authored an academic book. His research and opinions have been featured in global media, such as CCTV, China Daily, Economic Observer, China Business News, and Moneyweek in China, The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Institutional Investor, Smart Money, and CBS MarketWatch in the U.S., Reuters in the UK, Le Figaro and Les Echos in France, and The Edge Singapore in Singapore.

Professor Zhao serves on the Boards of Directors of several Chinese listed firms and financial institutions. He also serves as an expert for the Fund Evaluation Group of the Securities Association of China. He used to be invited to be guest speakers at the China Private Banking and Wealth Management Forum, the Personal Wealth Management Forum, and the Forbes China Wealth Management Forum.