About
Ki C. Han is a Professor of Finance at Suffolk University, where he served as Chairperson of the Finance Department and Director of the Master of Science in Finance program. A Certified Financial Planner (CFP), he founded the BSBA with Financial Planning Concentration and the Certificate in Financial Planning, both registered with the CFP Board. His research focuses on corporate finance, investment strategies, international finance, and behavioral economics through lottery analysis.
Education:
- PhD in Finance, Michigan State University
- MBA, University of Texas at Arlington
- BA in Finance, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea
His recent publications examine trends in lottery participation (e.g., regressivity of Powerball), returns from frontier/emerging equity markets, and liquidity impacts of stock reverse splits. These works span disciplines like financial economics, behavioral finance, and quantitative analysis.
Honors:
- Best Paper in International Finance by Southwestern Finance Association (2015)
- Over 100 citations for influential work on stock liquidity
As a liaison between Suffolk University and the CFP Board, he bridges academic rigor with industry standards. He has presented internationally and served on the Executive Board of the Korean American Finance Association.
