Professor of Department of Finance and School of Accountancy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prof. Joseph Fan is Professor of School of Accountancy and Department of Finance of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He holds a PhD in finance of University of Pittsburgh, U.S. and a bachelor’s 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.
Prof. Fan is a world leading expert and one of the most cited researchers in finance and governance of emerging market corporations – almost 18,000 citations in Google Scholar (April 2020) and 3,800 in SSCI (September 2019). His research topics cover organisational pyramids, finance, and governance of Chinese SOEs, and succession, marriage, ownership structure and governance of family firms and 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 Corporate Finance, Journal of Accounting and Economics, and Journal of Accounting Research. He has served the editorial board of several international journals, including Financial Management, Journal of Corporate Finance, Management Science, and Review of Finance.
Prof. 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.
Prof. Fan teaches executive courses and serves as a corporate governance expert for international organisations including OECD and the World Bank. He is married with two children.
