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 Dr. Liao is the Chair Professor of Finance and Executive Associate Dean at PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University. He was entitled Yangtze River Scholar Distinguished Professorship by the Ministry of Education in 2017. He is also the founding Chair of the Institute for Fintech Research, Tsinghua University (THUIFR) and Director of Fintech Lab, THUIFR. Liao also serves as the board member of Nankai Middle School Development Foundation. Dr. Liao earned his B.S. and Ph.D. from Tsinghua University and MBA from MIT.

  Dr. Liao’s main research field includes Fintech and Corporate Finance. He has taught a wide range of courses for graduate students, including Internet finance, corporate finance, and venture capital theory and practice. He also took charge of Tsinghua-Harvard Joint Training Project of private equity funds and venture capital. Liao was awarded the Sun Yefang Prize for Financial Innovation in 2014 and the Excellent Teaching Award of Tsinghua University in 2004.

  Dr. Liao’s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and National Social Science Foundation. He has published papers on top journals including Journal of Financial Economics and Financial Management. He is also the author of Global Fintech Business Models Landscape and Development and many other academic books.