Fan Joseph P. H

Biography

Joseph Fan is Professor of School of Accountancy and Department of Finance of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He holds a Ph.D. in finance of University of Pittsburgh, USA and a bachelor degree in economics of National Taiwan University. Before joining CUHK in 2004, he was on faculty of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and University of Hong Kong. Professor Fan is a world leading expert and one of the most cited researchers in finance and governance of emerging market corporations (almost 11,000 citations in Google Scholar as of October 2015). His research topics cover organizational pyramids, finance, and governance of Chinese SOEs, and succession, marriage, ownership structure and governance of business families in Asia and China. He has published his research works in top academic journals, including Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Accounting and Economics, and Journal of Accounting Research. He is on the editorial board of several international journals, including Financial Management, Journal of Corporate Finance and Review of Finance. Professor Fan is author of The Family Business Map and several other books about family business governance and succession. His insights have been frequently cited by global business press, including The Economist, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times. Professor Fan teaches executive courses and serves as a corporate governance expert for international organizations including OECD and the World Bank. He is married with two children.

Research Interest

Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance; Organizational Economics; Particularly interested in how institutional factors interact with accounting, finance