Yizhe Dong

Yizhe Dong is a Professor (Personal Chair) in Banking and Risk Analytics at the University of Edinburgh Business School, where he serves as Head of the Management Science and Business Economics Group. His research bridges finance, machine learning, and risk analytics, focusing on corporate finance, credit risk assessment, climate risk, green finance, and equity valuation.

• PhD in Banking and Risk Analytics from University of Edinburgh
• MSc and MA from Cardiff University and Nottingham University
• BSc from South China University of Technology

His work explores the intersection of generative AI and climate risk in finance, with over 40 publications in journals like Nature Food, Journal of Corporate Finance, and European Journal of Operational Research. Recent research includes graph-based semi-supervised learning for risk management and text analytics in credit default prediction using generative AI.

Key journals he edits or has edited include:

• Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies (Editor-in-Chief)
• European Journal of Finance (Associate Editor)
• Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (Guest Editor)

He has received accolades for Excellence in Doctoral Supervision and teaching, with active projects in ESG equity returns and zoonotic disease-environment interactions. Collaborations span public health and quantitative investment with UK industry partners.