Zhiguo He
James Irvin Miller Professor of Finance
Research Interests
- Financial institutions
- Financial Markets
- Macroeconomics
- Theory
- Chinese Economy
Bio
Professor He is a financial economist whose expertise covers financial markets, financial institutions, and macroeconomics broadly. He is also conducting academic research on Chinese financial markets, and writing academic articles on new progress in the area of cryptocurrency and blockchains.
His research has been published in leading academic journals in finance and economics. After serving as associate editors for several leading academic journals, He served as the guest editor of the Review of Finance “Special Issue on China” and currently serves as the editor of the Review of Asset Pricing Studies.
Professor He received his bachelor and master degrees from the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University before receiving his PhD from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2008. He has been named a 2014 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, and has won numerous awards for his outstanding scholastic record, including the Lehman Brothers Fellowship for Research Excellence in Finance, the Swiss Finance Institute Outstanding Paper Award, the Smith-Breeden First Prize, and the Brattle Group First Prize. Before joining the Chicago Booth faculty in 2008, he worked as a stock analyst at the China International Capital Corporation in Beijing in 2001 and visited the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University as a post-doctoral fellow.
In Autumn 2015 Professor He was the Dean’s distinguished visiting scholar at Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, and in winter 2020 he is a visiting professor of finance at Yale University, School of Management. In January 2020, he testified at U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) Hearing on “China’s Quest for Capital: Motivations, Methods, and Implications.”
Academic Degrees
- PhD in Finance, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, 2007
- MS in Finance, Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management, 2001
- BS in Economics, Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management, 1999
Academic Appointments
- Fuji Bank and Heller Professor of Finance; University of Chicago, Booth School of Business; 2019–23
- Professor of Finance; University of Chicago, Booth School of Business; 2015–19
- Associate Professor of Finance; University of Chicago, Booth School of Business; 2012–15
- Assistant Professor of Finance; University of Chicago, Booth School of Business; 2008–12
Awards and Honors
- Jeuck Faculty Fellow, Chicago Booth School of Business, 2020–22
- Brattle Group First Prize, Journal of Finance, 2021
- Nominee of Masahiko Aoki Award for Economics Paper, 2021
- Distinguished Scholars, Rising Stars Conference at Fordham University, 2021
- European Finance Association Best Conference Paper Prize, 2021
- Chicago Booth Class of 2021 Phoenix Award, 2021
- Review of Economics Studies Excellence in Refereeing Award, 2020
- PwC 3535 Finance Forum Best Paper Award, 2020
- Arthur Warga Award for Best Paper in Fixed Income, SFS Cavalcade North America, 2019
- Rising Star, Rising Stars Conference at Fordham University, 2018
- Best Paper Award, Utah Winter Finance Conference, 2018
- XiYue Best Paper Award, Chinese International Conference in Finance, 2017
- Best Paper Award, China Financial Research Conference, 2017
- First Prize in China Finance Annual Meeting, 2017
- American Economic Review Excellence in Refereeing Award 2013, 2017
- Robert King Steel Faculty Fellow, UChicago Booth School of Business, 2014–15
- Brattle Group First Prize, Journal of Finance, 2014
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 2014
- Chookaszian Endowed Risk Management Prize, 2013
- Best Paper Award, Utah Winter Finance Conference, 2013
- Robert King Steel Faculty Fellow, UChicago Booth School of Business, 2012–13
- Amundi Smith-Breeden First Prize, Journal of Finance, 2012
- Outstanding Paper Award, Swiss Finance Institute, 2012
- Best Paper Award, Chinese Financial Association, 2012
- Lehman Brothers Fellowship for Research Excellence in Finance, 2007
Publications
Journal Articles
Working Papers
Teaching
Degree Courses
Conferences, Talks & Speaking Engagements
Stanford University Affiliations
Service to the Profession
Review of Asset Pricing Studies
- Executive Editor 2022–present
- Co-Editor 2021–present
Review of Finance
- Guest Editor, Special Issue on China 2020–22
Journal of Finance
- Associate Editor 2016–22
Review of Financial Studies
- Associate Editor 2015–18
Management Science
- Associate Editor 2014–16
- Associate Editor, Special Issue on Blockchain and Crypto Economics Research 2021–22