Evan Gibson

Dr. Evan Gibson is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He specializes in financial law, banking law, financial technology, corporate law, and comparative law. Prior to joining CUHK, he served as a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong's HKU-Standard Chartered Foundation FinTech Academy.

• PhD, University of Hong Kong
• LLM, University of Sydney
• LLB and BCom (Finance & Accounting), University of Queensland

Professor Gibson's research focuses on financial stability frameworks, transnational regulatory fragmentation, FinTech innovation, and systemic risk mitigation. He has collaborated with international institutions like the European Central Bank and Asian Development Bank.

His recent publications include studies on bank resolution mechanisms, digital finance for gender equality, and regulatory designs for FinTech ecosystems. He received the Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W N Cheung Prize for Research Excellence (2023-24) for his work on transnational regulatory fragmentation.

• Recipient of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W N Cheung Prize for Research Excellence (2023-24)

He serves on the Senate Committee on General Education (2024-25), the Board of the Faculty of Law (2024-2025), and the Undergraduate Assessment Panel (2024-25). His work bridges academic research with practical policy development in financial regulation.