Frank Li

Frank Li
Assistant Professor in Finance
University of Western Ontario
Canada

Biography

Professor Frank Li received his PhD degree in Finance from W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University and now is an assistant professor of finance at Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, Canada.

His work experience includes various analyst and management positions in an international bank, a personal credit company, a small pharmaceutical consulting firm, and a fortune 500 health care corporation. Professor Li is a world famous researcher in the area of empirical corporate finance, particularly corporate governance and executive compensation. He has two goals. One is to better understand the subtle but important effects of various governance mechanisms and contract designs on managers and firms within the standard agency framework. His award-winning works have been published in top journals and presented at important conferences.