JIN Zhao

Dr. Jin is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. He received his PhD in Finance from Simon Business School, the University of Rochester. His research projects in the areas of entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, venture capital, and M&As were awarded the 2018 Kauffman Knowledge Challenge Grant. His research about AI was covered in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Tencent News.

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• Venture Capital and Private Equity
• M&A
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Artificial Intelligence

• Kauffman Knowledge Challenge Grant ($10,500), 2018 – 2019
• Simon Business School PhD Fellowship, 2015 – 2019
• D. Keith Reed Memorial Scholarship, 2014

1. How do Large Companies Affect Entrepreneurial Entry: Evidence From Amazon’s HQ2 Search
2. Artificial Intelligence, Human Capital, and Innovation (with Michael Gofman)
3. Do PE Buyouts Affect Innovation of the Targets’ Industry Rivals?