School Services:
Co-Lead of Sustainable Business Research Peak (July 2023 - ), LKC School of Business, Singapore Management University
Co-Director of Singapore Green Finance Centre (July 2022 - ), Singapore Management University
Postgraduate Research Programme Coordinator (Finance) (July 2020 - June 2022), Singapore Management University
Interim PhD coordinator for finance (January - June, 2019 & 2020), Singapore Management University
Finance seminar coordinator (2016-2018), Singapore Management University
Co-Organizer, Singapore Green Finance Centre Annual Conference on "Nature Finance" (2023)
Local organizer, Singapore Scholars Symposium (2017)
PhD in Business (Finance) Admission Committee (2016- 2022), Singapore Management University
Postdoctoral researchers supervised:
Dr. Junho Park (under MOE-Tier 2 grant) (PhD from KAIST, South Korea; initial placement: Myongji University, South Korea)
Dr. Phuong Tran-bao Nguyen (under MOE-Tier 2 grant & SGFC) (PhD from SMU, Singapore; initial placement: Postdoc Research Fellow at Sim Kee Boon Institute)
Dr. Jun Myung Song (under SGFC) (PhD from UNSW, Australia; initial placement: Hitotsubashi University)
Dr. Suhee Yun (under SGFC) (PhD from SMU; initial plaecment: Chulalongkorn University)
Dissertation chair:
Hanyu ZHANG, 2023 (initial placement: Nankai University Business School)
KIM Moo Kung (SMU PhD General Management, 2023; Lecturer of Binus University Business School)
Ramon Shancheng CHEN (SJTU-SMU DBA, 2023; Executive Director of Many Idea Cloud Holdings Ltd)
Kathy ZHANG Chengshuang (SMU DBA, 2023; Co-Founder & Group Managing Director, Financial PR)
Hong TAO (ZJU-SMU DBA, 2023; Vice Dean of Zhejiang University Innovation Institute International)
Sheng BIAN (ZJU-SMU DBA, 2024; Director of SAFE Medical Equipment)
Tong Shumeng (CKGSB-SMU DBA, expected 2025; President of Dong Fang Wen Chuang, founder and president of Rainbow Public Welfare Foundation, vice-chairperson of SEE Foundation)
WU Zhixiang (CKGSB-SMU DBA, 2025; chairperson of LY.COM/Tongcheng Network Technology Co. Ltd)
LI Jun (CKGSB-SMU DBA, 2025; chairperson of Zhong Ji Jun Hao Group)
Tong Lung Tim (ZJU-SMU DBA, expected 202-; Deputy Director of Hang Lung Properties)
Sri V SRINIVASAN (SMU PhD General Management, 2025; former managing director of Zeiss Group)
Philippe Moschetta (SMU PhD General Management. expected, 202-)
YANG Junlong (ZJU-SMU DBA, expected 202-; chairman of Heixuantu Group)
WU Bo (ZJU-SMU DBA, expected, 202-)
Quentin CHAN Siak Soong (SMU PhD General Management)
KOH Han Wei (SMU PhD General Management)
Inessa Lee (SMU DBA)
Dissertation committee:
Lin SUN, 2016 - initial placement: Fudan University, Fanhai International School of Finance
Mengyao KANG, 2018 - initial placement: Capital University of Economics and Business
Wenyong LEI (CKGSB-SMU DBA), 2019
Li TONG (strategy), 2020 - initial placement: Peking University, Guanghua School of Management
Shuyu XUE, 2020 - initial placement: Southwest University of Finance and Economics
Suhee Yun, 2024 - initial placement: research fellow at Singapore Green Finance Centre
ZHANG Hulai (Tilburg PhD), 2025 - initial placement: Fudan University, Fanhai International School of Finance
Victor ONG Hock Keong (SMU DBA), 2021
Leon QIU Tianci (SMU PhD General Management), 2024
Michael FU Kuo-Chang (SMU PhD General Management), 2023
HUANG Hesheng (SJTU-SMU DBA), 2025
HOU Wenbiao (SJTU-SMU DBA), 2024
GAO Hui (SJTU-SMU DBA), 2024
SUN Shaojie (ZJU-SMU DBA)
Judge for SMU-UBS Sustainability Case Challenge
Mentor for SMU Sustainable Investment Club
Mentor for Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge (2019, 2020)
Trainer for SMU-PEELI Entrepreneurship Programme (July 2019)
Panelist for LBO Case Competition by Asia Private Equity Club @ SMU (May 2019)
Judge for LBO Case Competition by Asia Private Equity Club @ SMU (April 2018)
Judge for LBO Case Competition by Asia Private Equity Club @ SMU (March 2017)
Extramural Fellow of Department of Finance (2015- ), Tilburg University
Featured in Tilburg University International Brochure
Tilburg - Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD program ambassador
Services to the Society (Industry/Policy consultation - paid & pro bono):
Committees
Director of the Board, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability
Jury United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment Award (2024, 2025)
ESG Advisory Group, World Exchange Federations
Steering Committee, Impact & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium
Scientific Committee, Geneva Centre for Philanthropy
Technical Committee for Sustainable Finance, Enterprise Singapore (ESG) & Singapore Standards Council
Co-Director & Management Committee, Singapore Green Finance Centre
Industry & policy talks
Keynote Speaker & Moderator, “Blended Finance – De-risking or Concessionality?”, SGFC/SKBI Transition Finance Conference
Speaker, "Growing the Green Economy or Greening the Economy? The Promise of Transition Finance," Bank of China (Singapore)
Keynote Speaker & Panelist, “Growing the Green Economy or Greening the Economy? The Promise of Transition Finance,” ZJU-SMU Global Forum on Innovation, Green Finance, and Sustainable Development, Hangzhou
Keynote Speaker, Workshop on “How Is ESG Investment Reshaping the Energy Sector?” & ASEAN Energy Fellowship Programme, Hanoi
Speaker, Webinar on “Pioneering Impact: The Future of Business with Impact-Weighted Accounts”
Organiser, Ho Bee Public Lecture on Chinese Economy and Business by Fangruo Chen
Organiser, Inaugural Ho Bee Luminary Speaker Series in Sustainability by Georg Kell
Host & Speaker, SMU Sustainable Investment Summit
Co-Organiser & Speaker, 7th Annual Conference of Global Research Alliance of Sustainable Finance and Investment (GRASFI)
Co-Organiser & Speaker, Impact & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium Annual Convening
Panelist, “Financing a Greener Future: China and Southeast Asia,” SMU Industry Leaders Dialogue, Beijing
Speaker & Panelist, “Leading for Tomorrow: Pioneering Green Business Solutions,” Vietnam-Singapore Board Forum, Hanoi
Panelist, International Workshop on “China and the World: China’s Role in Global Governance and International Development Cooperation,” Ford Foundation & Hong Kong Baptist University
Panelist, "Financing the Transition", Sustainability Week Asia 2024 (organised by Economist)
Speaker, "Demystifying Green Finance," SMU Overseas Centre Bangkok & SMU Overseas Centre Ho Chi Minh City Masterclasses
Speaker, "Sustainable Investing in Asia," UAEU-SMU Joint Symposium on Green Finance at COP28 (Dubai)
Panelist, SMU IndustryCONNECT: Sustainability Outlook 2024
Keynote Speaker, "Green Finance: Opportunities and Pitfalls," Renmin University of China-SMU Global Forum on "Green Finance and Governance: From Commitments to Actions" (Beijing)
Panelist, 10th Citi Foundation-SMU Financial Sustainability Symposium
Trainer for Ministry of Foreign Affairs New Energy Trends Programme
Director of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Introduction to Carbon Markets Programme
Speaker, "Impact-Weighted Accounts Framework," Caixin Asia Roundtable - Closed-door Luncheon on Impact Investment in Asia
Speaker, “Heading Towards a Sustainable Future: Singapore and Beyond”, Caixin Global Asia New Vision Forum
Speaker, "Mastering ESG Investing in Asia: Challenges & Opportunities," UOB-SMU Asian Enterprise Institute - SME Development Webinar Series
Speaker, "Mastering ESG Investing in Asia: Challenges & Opportunities," Masters in Management Masterclass
Speaker, "Characteristics and Logics of Biodiversity Finance in China and Asia," International Biodiversity Finance Conference in Shenzhen
Speaker, "Bringing the Latest Sustainable Finance Research into the Classroom", Impact & Sustainable Finance Consortium Research Webinar
Panelist, "Building Sustainable Business Models for Museums: Challenges & Opportunities," International Museum Day
Panelist, "A Need to Rethink ESG? Global Perspective", organised by SMU Centre for Commercial Law in Asia & European Corporate Governance Institute
Speaker, "ESG Investing in Vietnam", Luncheon/roundtable dialogue with Vietnamese Prime Minister, ministers, and global investors
Panelist, "Carbon Markets and Emissions Trading in Asia", Sustainability Week Asia 2023 (organised by Economist)
Panelist, "The Pasts, Presents & Futures of Sustainability in Asia", Interdisciplinary Seminar Series by SMU College of Graduate Research Studies
Panelist, "Legal Status of Carbon Credits - How the Financial Regulators may Shape the Market", Asia Climate Summit 2022
Speaker, "ESG Myth vs. Reality: Fireside Chat and AMA with Tariq Fancy", Singapore Fintech Festival 2022
Research featured @ World Cities Summit 2022, Marina Bay Sands Singapore
Host & Moderator, Enterprise Singapore/Singapore Standards Council: Dialogue session with stakeholders - carbon emission disclosure
Panelist, Public Launch of Impact-Weighted Accounts Framework
Panelist, Standard Chartered Global Learning Week "Net Zero: Does the World Really Care?"
Panelist, Moody's ESG APAC Conference "Preparing for the Next Chapter"
Panelist, International Real Estate Society/European Real Estate Society Industry Seminar: Exploring the 'S' in ESG
Panelist, China ESG Forum, Sustainable Finance Support under Common Prosperity 2022
Speaker and panelist, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Annual Business Outlook Forum 2022
Topic: "New Opportunities in Sustainable Development"
Speaker on "Impact Measurement", Refinitiv (China) ESG Webinar Series
Speaker and panelist, Deloitte Russia Alchemy - Masterclass on Sustainable Finance & ESG
Speaker on "Successful Examples of Alignment of the Triple Bottom Line (3BL)", Youth Ecosperity Dialogue 2021
Speaker on "Green Economy & Green Finance", World Expo 2020 Dubai (held in 2021)
Webinar presentation (to family offices in Singapore) "Tomorrow's Impact Investing, Today"
Trainer for Civil Service College TF-CSC-ECAC developing a resilient and safe city for Tianjin Eco-city (TEC) programme
Topic: "The role of green financing in climate change mitigation"
Trainer for Civil Service College/Ministry of Trade and Industry virtual training programme for Suzhou Industrial Park on "Developing a Green Low-Carbon and Sustainable City"
Topic: "Overview of Green Finance in Singapore"
Trainer for Civil Service College/Ministry of Foreign Affairs virtual training programme on "Green Climate Financing"
Topic: "Opportunities and Potential for Green Financing and Green Investment"
Trainer for Civil Service College/Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Japan International Cooperation Agency virtual training programme on "Green Economy"
Topic: "Opportunities and Potential for Green Financing and Green Investment"
Trainer for Caixin Impact Investing Training Class
Topic: "Impact Measurement"
Trainer for Great Eastern Learning with Impact Program (SMU Executive Development)
Topic: "Sustainability"
Trainer for Great Eastern GREAT Leaders’ Alumni Programme (SMU Executive Development)
Topic: "Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance"
Trainer for Growing Infrastructure Programme (SMU Executive Development)
Topic: "Green Bonds and ESG Ratings"
Trainer for AXSI Digital Finance Leadership Programme (SMU Executive Development)
Topic: "Towards Sustainable and Green Financing Techniques" (3 sessions for senior executives in financial industry)
Trainer for Business Family Institute (BFI@SMU) Workshop for Private Bankers on Family Offices
Topic: "Sustainability and Impact Investing" (1 session for a Singapore private bank, 3 sessions for a Swiss boutique bank, 1 session for open enrollment)
Affiliated Faculty Member, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics
Consulting/collaboration with industry partners
Bank of China (Singapore)
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (Singapore)
CapitaLand Group (application of Impact-Weighted Accounts Framework)
Julius Baer ("Learning Megabyte" lunch webinar x2)
Keppel Corporation ("Road to Net Zero" webinar)
DBS Bank (Impact Measurement Project - Technical Review)
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI - policy reports and joint conference organization)
蚂蚁集团 (Ant Group - case studies and op-eds)
铁骑力士集团 (TQLS Group - field studies on poverty alleviation through network governance)
Commercialization of the Chinese solution (artemisinin) to Malaria eradication in Africa (case study and field research; collaborated with Peking University)
Social impact bond for curing pediatric leukemia (case study and field research; collaborated with SAIF)
Services to the Academic Profession:
Associate Editor for Management Science
Section Editor (Finance & Business Ethics) for Journal of Business Ethics
Guest Editor for British Accounting Review (Special Issue on Green and Climate Finance)
Associate Editor for British Accounting Review
Associate Editor for Journal of Business Research
Associate Editor for Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies
Associate Editor for Journal of Industrial and Business Economics
Editorial Review Board for Strategic Management Journal
Co-Organizer, 2022 Sustainable Finance Forum (Macau, China)
Panelist/Facilitator for Academy of Management Paper Development Workshop (AOM PDW): "Does Sustainable Investing Really Work? Differentiating between Sustainability and Impact"
Editorial Board Member for Cambridge Element Series: Organizational Response to Climate Change
Organizer, 2021 Global Research Alliance on Sustainable Finance and Investment Side Event: "ESG Measurements & Standards"
Co-organizer, 2021 Sustainable Finance Forum (Shanghai, China)
Programme committee member of Geneva Summit on Sustainable Finance 2020
Programme committee member of Indonesian Financial Management Association (2018, 2019, 2020)
Co-organizer (academic sessions), TBLI-SKBI Sustainable Finance 2019 Asia Conference (Singapore)
Co-organizer, 2019 Sustainable Finance Forum (Shenzhen, China)
Keynote speaker, 2018 China Social Investment Forum - Responsible Investment in Business School Curriculum (Shenzhen, China)
Panelist of the Third International Conference in Corporate Finance (Hitotsubashi University)
Committee member of CSR Workshop (Xi'an, China)
Ad hoc reviewer for:
Academy of Management, Administrative Science Quarterly (3X), Asian Finance Association, Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics, Asia-Pacific Journal of Management, Austrian Science Fund, Contemporary Accounting Review, Corporate Governance: An International Review (3X), Economic Inquiry, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Emerging Markets Review (2X), Empirical Economics, European Finance Association, European Financial Management, Financial Management, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research, International Journal of Emerging Markets (3X), International Review of Finance, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Banking and Finance (14X) , Journal of Business Finance & Accounting (2X), Journal of Business Ethics (4X), Journal of Business Research, Journal of Corporate Finance (13X), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (6X), Journal of Financial Service Research (2X), Journal of International Business Studies (6X), Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Journal of World Business, Management Science (10X), Managerial Finance, Organization Science (3X), Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (2X), Research Grant Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, Review of Corporate Finance Studies, Review of Finance, Review of Economic Studies, Review of Financial Studies (6X), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Strategic Management Journal (15X), Swiss National Science Foundation, The Accounting Review
Professional Memberships:
Banking for Impact Working Group (observer representing SMU, 2021- )
Impact-Weighted Accounts Framework Working Group (2020- 2022)
Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (affiliated researcher 2018- )
European Corporate Governance Institute (2018- )
American Finance Association (2016- )
Academy of Management (2014-2015)
Royal Economic Society (2014-2015)
European Finance Association (2014- )
Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance (2013 fellow)
American Law and Economics Association (2013-2014)
Tilburg Sustainability Center, CSR Group (2012-2015)