Alminas Zaldokas

Dr. Alminas Zaldokas is an Associate Professor in Finance at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, with prior academic affiliations at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and University of Texas in Austin. His research bridges corporate finance, industrial organization, and sustainability, focusing on firm decisions in financial and product markets.

• PhD in Finance from INSEAD (2012)
• MSc in Finance and Economics from London School of Economics
• BSc in Business and Economics from Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

His research examines how antitrust enforcement influences executive compensation design (Motivating Collusion), the economic impacts of trade sanctions (How Do Firms Adjust When Trade Stops?), and the role of financial disclosure in tacit coordination (Corporate Disclosure as Tacit Coordination Mechanism). He has published extensively in Journal of Financial Economics, Management Science, and RAND Journal of Economics, with particular attention to:

• Executive incentives and collusive behavior
• ESG practices in global supply chains
• Real-time investor reactions to advertising
• Corporate tax impacts on innovation
• Credit market dynamics

His work has received significant recognition including:

• Jerry S. Cohen Award for Antitrust Scholarship (2019) for research on international leniency programs
• Vladas Jurgutis Prize (2022) for corporate tax and innovation study

Dr. Zaldokas serves as academic adviser for the Lithuanian Competition Council and board member of the Baltic Economic Association, having previously advised the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. He teaches courses in Applied Corporate Finance, Corporate Valuation, and Entrepreneurial Finance across multiple international programs including HKUST-NYU MSc in Global Finance and Kellogg-HKUST EMBA.