Li Jin

Li Jin is Chair Professor of Finance, Vice President (Global Strategies), Acting Dean of the School of Business, and Director of the SUSTech Academy of Finance and Economics at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen, China. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the SUSTech Education Foundation and Director of the UNESCO International Centre for Higher Education Innovation. Previously, he held academic leadership roles at Peking University (including Chair Professor of Finance and Deputy Director of the School of Economics and Management), Oxford University's Saïd Business School, and Harvard Business School, where he advanced from Assistant to Associate Professor.

His research focuses on

• Investment and Fundraising
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• Hedge Funds
• Wealth Management
• Family Business Governance

His work has earned international recognition, including the FAME Research Prize, TCFA Best Paper Award, and multiple best paper accolades from the Financial Management Association and European Financial Management Association.

Li Jin is actively involved in policy and corporate governance, serving as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and its Economics Committee, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Management Science Society, and independent director for major Chinese enterprises like Ping An Group, SF Express, and TCL Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from MIT’s Sloan School of Management (2001).