Luo ZUO

Professor Luo ZUO holds the Provost’s Chair in Accounting and Finance at NUS Business School, Singapore. He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Governance and Sustainability and a Research Affiliate at the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute. With a PhD from MIT (2013), he previously held tenured positions at Cornell University before joining NUS.

**Education**:

• PhD in Management (MIT, 2013)
• MPhil in Finance (HKUST, 2008)
• BBA (HKUST, 2005)

**Research Focus**: Interdisciplinary studies at the intersection of accounting and finance, emphasizing behavioral economics, governance, sustainability, and technology. Key themes include:

• Institutional influences on decision-making
• Managerial long-term economic impact
• Technology-driven disclosure effects

**Awards**:

• University of Toronto Roger Martin Award
• Cornell-Tsinghua Best Teaching Award
• Management Science Service Award
• Journal of Accounting Research Refereeing Award

**Leadership & Grants**: Serves on Hong Kong Research Grants Council and Tsinghua’s Academic Advisory Council. Coordinates NUS Accounting PhD Program. His work often bridges academia and industry, including roles at Timah Partners.

**Labs/Teams**: Active in cross-border partnerships (Cornell-Tsinghua MBA, Cornell-HKUST initiatives) and institutional governance projects.