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Dr. Zheng is currently working as a tenured associate professor in Dept. of Management at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He earned his Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin Madison in 2006, majored in management and minored in economics. His research interests primarily revolve around the nexus of strategic management and entrepreneurship. His work has been published at leading management and entrepreneurship journals such as AMJ, SMJ, JBV, JMS, ICC, and SEJ. He also serves the editorial board of AMJ since 2013, the most prestigious academic journal in management field and won the Best Reviewer Award in 2014 and 2016. He was the recipient of the Irene M. McCarthy Award for the best paper on the topic of High Technology and Innovation at the Babson International Entrepreneurship Conference. Dr. Zheng has won several major research grants such as General Research Funding (GRF) of Hong Kong.  

Dr. Zheng has extensive teaching experience in entrepreneurship and strategic management. He has developed a few innovative teaching methods and novel courses at Fintech Entrepreneurship. In addition to classroom teaching, Dr. Zheng also advises university students on business plan competition and other entrepreneurial activities such as YDC Young Entrepreneur Challenge. He is keenly interested in connecting with the entrepreneurial communities, both locally and globally. His story was covered by public media such as China Daily, Hong Kong Economic Times, Phoenix TV, Southern China Morning Post (SCMP). He also serves as consultant for local technology start-ups.