Chao Gao

Chao Gao is a Senior Lecturer in Finance. His research interests span empirical corporate finance, institutional investors, and derivatives, with particular emphasis on the role institutional investors play in capital markets. Chao’s current projects include: understanding the governance role, and investment implications, of hedge fund activists; the fee structure in the hedge fund industry and its performance implications; and how uncertainty influences security prices and investor behaviors. Chao’s work has been published in internationally renowned outlets including Financial Management, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and The Journal of Fixed Income.