Biography

Wei Jiang earned her PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago in 2001. She is a Fellow and Board Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), and a Research Associate of the NBER (Law and Economics, and Corporate Finance). Jiang's main research interests lie in corporate governance, institutional investors, technology and financial markets. She has published extensively in top finance, economics, and law journals, and received numerous awards for research excellence. She served as Editor at Review of Financial Studies and Management Science. Prior to joining the faculty at Emory in 2022, Jiang was the Arthur F. Bruns Professor of Free Competitive Enterprise at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, where she served as Vice Dean of Curriculum and Programs. Jiang is currently the President-elect of the American Finance Association and was previously the President of the Society of Financial Studies.

Education

  • PhD in Economics
    University of Chicago
  • MS & BA in Economics
    Fudan University