Yen Teik Lee

Yen Teik Lee is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, specializing in corporate finance, financial technology, and governance. He holds a PhD in Business (Finance) from Singapore Management University. His academic roles include Deputy Academic Director of the Executive MBA (Chinese) program (2025-2027). Prior roles include Assistant Professorships at Asia School of Business and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, as well as visiting scholar positions at NYU Stern and Cambridge Judge Business School.

• Education:
• PhD in Business (Finance), Singapore Management University (2009-2013)
• MSc Finance, Singapore Management University (2006-2008)
• BSc Accountancy (Hons), Nanyang Technological University (2001-2004)

Research focuses on board diversity's impact on innovation, regulatory effects on banking, and corporate governance mechanisms. His work appears in journals like Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of Management Studies, with media coverage in The Economist and Columbia Law School's Blue Sky Blog. Awards include multiple NUS Teaching Excellence Awards (2024-2025) and the Society of Financial Studies' Best Corporate Finance Paper (2013).

Recent articles analyze board diversity’s dual effects on innovation (2025), Dodd-Frank Act impacts on community banks (2023), and clawback provisions influencing corporate innovation strategies (2022). His work bridges governance structures with real-world financial outcomes, emphasizing regulatory policy implications for small businesses and innovation ecosystems.

• Awards:
• NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (2024)
• NUS Business School Teaching Excellence Award (2024, 2025)
• SUFE Teaching Excellence Award (2015)

Advising focuses on graduate students in finance and digital asset fields. Active in collaborative industry projects, particularly in fintech and sustainable finance initiatives.