Haitao Li

Dean

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

Dr Li Haitao is the Dean, Dean’s Distinguished Chair Professor of Finance, and Director of the Family Business Research Center at CKGSB. Previously, he was the Jack D. Sparks Whirlpool Corporation Research Professor in the Finance Department of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He also served on the faculty of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Dr Li serves on the editorial boards of Management Science (the Department of Finance), International Review of Finance and China Finance Review. His research was published in leading academic journals, including Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Mathematical Finance, and Journal of Econometrics. His research revolves around topics including theoretical and empirical asset pricing, continuous-time finance, term structure, credit risk, option pricing, financial econometrics, and hedge funds. His research on hedge funds was featured by top media such as New York Times and CNBC. Dr Li holds a PhD in Finance from Yale University. Dr Li has extensive consulting experience with renowned investment banks, fintech companies and hedge funds in the US, as well as Chinese companies listed in overseas stock markets.