Jian Cai

Senior Lecturer in Finance at Olin Business School

Schools

  • Olin Business School

Links

Biography

Olin Business School

Professor Cai was previously a research economist at Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and an assistant professor of finance at Fordham University. She also taught at Case Western Reserve University. Prior to her Ph.D., she worked as a research manager, business intelligence analyst, and bank officer for seven years.

Area of Expertise:

Banking and Financial Institutions, Corporate Finance, Finance/Investments, Financial Economics

Research Interests:

Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, Career Concerns, Financial Intermediation, Financial Institutions, and Empirical Asset Pricing

Awards/Honors:

  • The Gladys and Henry Crown Award for Faculty Excellence, Fordham University, 2013
  • The Stanley Fuchs Award (for teaching excellence), Fordham University, 2013
  • Ph.D. Student Travel Stipend, WFA, 2009
  • Doctoral Student Consortium, FMA, 2008
  • Hubert C. Moog Scholar, Washington University in St. Louis, 2007
  • Doctoral Fellowship (through 2009), Washington University in St. Louis, 2004
  • Charles F. Knight Scholar, Washington University in St. Louis, 2004
  • George Hay Brown Marketing Scholar Nominee, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 1998
  • Beta Gamma Sigma member, 1997

Companies

  • Senior Lecturer in Finance Washington University in St. Louis (2021)
  • Lecturer in Finance Washington University in St. Louis (2017 — 2021)
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance Washington University in St. Louis (2015 — 2017)
  • Assistant Professor of Finance Fordham University (2011 — 2015)
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance Washington University in St. Louis (2010 — 2011)
  • Research Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2009 — 2011)
  • Adjunct Professor of Finance Case Western Reserve University (2009 — 2009)
  • Senior Business Intelligence Analyst and Bank Officer Commerce Bank (2000 — 2005)
  • Senior Manager, Research Fleishman-Hillard (1998 — 2000)

Education

  • Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School - Ph.D., Finance 2004 - 2009
  • Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School - MBA 2001 - 2004
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - MMR 1995 - 1997
  • Fudan University - B.S., Economics 1990 - 1995
  • FDFZ - High School Affiliated to Fudan University
    1987 - 1990

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