Dr. Liu is Professor of Accounting and Finance, Chairman of the Faculty Executive Committee and Director of the Investment Research Center at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB). Prior to joining CKGSB, he was a tenured professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. He earned his Ph.D. from the Columbia Business School in 1999.
Academically, Dr. Liu is an internationally recognized expert on capital markets and investment analysis. A key feature of his research is a broad range and a tight connection between theory and practice. His research has been published in a number of leading international journals and has received wide recognition and citation. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Research Award from CKGSB, Eric E. Juline Research Award from the UCLA Anderson School, and the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) Best Paper Award from the Review of Accounting Studies.
From the angle of practice, Dr. Liu’s research and teaching revolves around the general topic of value investing. He directs CKGSB’s Center for Investment Research, where students and analysts study economic trends at the macro, industry and company level for investment implications. This effort received wide attention from the investment community and the media. Dr. Liu is regularly invited to speak at public forums, write opinion pieces, and give interviews to business news outlets.
At CKGSB, Dr. Liu has played multiple leadership roles. He is the Chairman of the Faculty Executive Committee, a democratically elected faculty governance body, former Chairman for the school’s alumni association and its development foundation. From 2014 to 2022, he oversaw CKGSB’s flagship Business Scholars Program as well as its highly acclaimed accelerator for start-up companies. From 2008 to 2015, he also guided the school’s finance, HR and IT functions.
Dr. Liu serves as a director on the boards of several large Chinese as well as international companies. He also consults widely on management and investment issues.
