Wuyang Zhao is an Associate professor in Accounting and Cleghorn Faculty Scholar at Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, where he teaches various courses at the PhD, MBA, and undergrad programs. He received his PhD from University of Toronto in 2017. Before returning to Canada in July 2024, he was an assistant professor at the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, where he taught Financial Statement Analysis to MBA, MPA, and undergraduate students. Prior to studying in Canada, he received his Bachelor and PhD degrees at Fudan University. 

He is primarily interested in the roles of short-sellers and financial analysts in capital markets, particularly on issues that are relevant to practice. His research has been published on top accounting journals such as Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Management Science, Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, and Accounting, Organizations, and Society, and quoted by mainstream media such as New York Times, Bloomberg, and Reuters. He also has experience working as an expert witness in lawsuits related to short sellers and hedge funds. 

He serves as an Editor of Contemporary Accounting Research starting from 2026. 

His CV can be found here.