Jie Yan

Jie Yan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at the University of Texas at El Paso, based in the Business Administration Building. Prior to academia, he accumulated over six years of industry experience at Fortune 500 companies including Ericsson AB, Cisco Systems, and General Electric (GE), with roles spanning R&D, sales, and marketing.

His research focuses on three primary domains: open innovation, Fintech, and the global politics of technology. He employs diverse methodologies such as econometrics, case studies, and machine learning. Specific investigations include:

• Online User Innovation Communities
• Online Innovation Contests
• Data Philanthropy
• Risk Management in Fintech Lending
• Sharing Economy dynamics