Biography

Dr. Min-Teh Yu is a Distinguished Professor of Finance at National Tsing Hua University and holds an honorary University Chair Professorship at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. He previously served as a Distinguished Professor of Finance at National Taiwan University. Dr. Yu has held several major academic leadership positions, including President of Providence University and China University of Technology, Dean of the College of Management at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and Yuan Ze University, and Chair of the Department of Finance at National Central University. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and his B.A. from National Taiwan University. From 1997 to 1998, he was a Visiting Professor of  Finance at Drexel University.

Dr. Yu's teaching and research focus on the risk management of financial institutions and derivatives markets. His work has been published in leading journals across several disciplines, including insurance, finance, accounting, and operations management. According to Google Scholar, his research has been cited more than 1,800 times. He has been recognized as a Top 0.5% Scholar by ScholarGPS in the fields of Insurance and Pacific Ocean studies. In addition, Dr. Yu serves as an associate editor for more than ten academic and professional journals in banking, finance, and insurance.

Dr. Yu has received numerous grants and honors, including the Distinguished Research Award from Taiwan’s National Science Council, the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Ministry of Education, and the MacKay Canadian Studies Faculty Research Award. He has also served as a trustee of Fu-Jen Catholic University, Providence University, St. Mary’s College of Nursing and Management, and Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages. In 2010, he was awarded the Benemerenti Medal by Pope Benedict XVI.

In addition to his academic and public service roles, Dr. Yu has extensive consulting and corporate governance experience. He has served as a consultant to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office and the Asian Development Bank. He has also served as a Board Director of Far Eastern International Bank, Harbinger VIII Venture Capital Corp., and the Taiwan Residential Earthquake Insurance Fund, as well as an Independent Director of JMicron Technology Corp., Gourmet Master Co. Ltd., and Mister International Enterprise Corp. His consulting work also includes advisory roles for Taiwan High Speed Rail and the Taiwan Deposit Insurance Fund 

Dr. Yu has further contributed to the academic community as President of the Taiwan Risk and Insurance Association, President of the Taiwan Financial Engineering Association, and a Board Director of the Taiwan Finance Association .