Byoung-Hyoun Hwang

Byoung-Hyoun Hwang is an Associate Professor of Finance in the Nanyang Business School at NTU-Singapore. Prior to joining NTU, he was an Associate Professor of Finance in the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University.

Dr. Hwang teaches Equity Investing with Big Data to undergraduate students as well as Empirical Asset Pricing to Ph.D. students.

His research has been published in various academic journals in the fields of Finance and Management. It has also been described in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Dr. Hwang has given more than one hundred talks at academic institutions, research groups, and conferences around the world. He has also advised government organizations, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and consulted for major hedge funds in the U.S. and Europe.

Dr. Hwang received a Ph.D. in Finance from Emory University in 2009. He was born and grew up in Germany.

Research Interests

Behavioral Finance, Social Finance

Awards

• 2021 - Undergraduate Program Teaching Excellence Award
• 2020 - GSU-RFS FinTech Conference Best Discussant Award
• 2018 - Dyson Outstanding Early Career Achievement Award
• 2017 - Merrill Presidential Scholar Faculty Honoree
• 2016 - Winner of The Shinhan Bank Best Paper Award
• 2014 - Winner of The Shinhan Bank Best Paper Award
• 2011 - Shinhan Bank-KAFA Young Scholar Award
• 2010 - John and Mary Willis Young Faculty Scholar Award
• 2008 - Financial News Top-Journal Award

Fellowships & Other Recognition

2013/Present - International Eminent Research Professor, Korea University Business School, Korea University

Companies

• Associate Professor Of Finance Nanyang Technological University (2021)
• Associate Professor Of Finance Cornell University (2018 — 2021)
• Founder + Partner Intentus Capital Advisors, LLC (2015 — 2020)
• Assistant Professor of Finance Cornell University (2014 — 2018)
• Assistant Professor of Finance Purdue University (2009 — 2014)
• Visiting Associate Bain & Company (2003 — 2004)
• Visiting Associate The Boston Consulting Group (2003 — 2003)

Education

• PhD Emory University - Goizueta Business School
• Diplom-Betriebswirt European School of Business
• Bachelor of Science Indiana University Bloomington