Jingyu Zhang

Jingyu Zhang joined Queen’s University as Assistant Professor of Finance at Smith School of Business in July 2020 after obtaining his Ph.D. in Finance from Imperial College London. Jingyu received his M.Sc. in Finance from UBC (Sauder) and B.A. Honors in Economics and Minor in Mathematics from Western (Huron).

His research interests are focused on information economics, institutional investors and corporate governance, and corporate insider trades. He is also working on a project that explores how pairs of angel investors make coinvestment decisions via online equity crowdfunding.

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D. in Finance

  • Imperial College London

• M.Sc. in Finance

  • UBC (Sauder) (2014)

• B.A. Honors in Economics and Minor in Mathematics

  • Western (Huron) (2012)

Academic Experience

• Smith School of Business, Queen's University

  • Assistant Professor (2020 - Present)

• Imperial College Business School (London)

  • Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant (216-2019)

• The University of British Columbia

  • Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant (2012-2014)