Bio
Associate Professor Zhang Weina is with the Department of Finance at National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School. She is also the Academic Director of MSc in Sustainable and Green Finance Programme and the Deputy Director of Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) at NUS. She obtained her Master of Science and Ph.D. in Finance from Kellogg School of Management at the Northwestern University, USA.
Weina’s current research and teaching focus on sustainable and green finance, fixed income securities, asset pricing and investment. She examines how ESG are priced in financial securities. She also explores the informational efficiency in various financial markets and the impact of different policies on financial instruments. She currently teaches courses such as Sustainability and Finance, Sustainable and Green Investment at the master's and undergraduate's levels. She also teaches lifelong learning modules and conducts executive trainings in the related areas.
Weina has published dozens of academic papers including Management Science and Review of Finance. She has also published more than 30 business cases with IVEY. Her papers have received several best paper awards and she is also a recipient of many teaching excellence awards both at the NUS Business School and the University levels.
Recognition & Awards
- NUS Business School Teaching Excellence Award - 2023
- NUS ATEA Honor Roll: 2024 - 2028 - 2023
- NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) - 2023
- Teaching Excellence Award, NUS Business School - 2022
- NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) - 2022
- Teaching Excellence Award, NUS Business School - 2021
- NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) - 2021
- Teaching Excellence Award (Team), NUS Business School - 2020
- Teaching Excellence Award, NUS Business School - 2020
- Teaching Excellence Award, NUS Business School - 2019
- Finalist for the Pagano-Zechner award for Best Paper Published in the Review of Finance - 2018
- Academic award, E. Sun Bank, Taiwan - 2016
- Best Paper Award from Asia-Pacific Association of Derivatives - 2016
- Best Paper Award (2nd Prize) at Global Chinese Real Estate Congress - 2009
- Letter of Commendation for good teaching - 2008
- NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship, 2001-2006 - 2001
- Service Star Award, Chase Manhattan - 2000
- Monetary Authority of Singapore Book Prize, NUS, 1998/9 - 1998
- Leslie Wong Memorial Medal, NUS - 1998
- Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal, NUS - 1998
- Tan Siak Kew Gold Medal, NUS, 1996/7 - 1996
- Singapore Institute of Management Book Prize - 1996
- Undergraduate Study Scholarship, The Ministry of Education of Singapore Scholarship - 1994
Educational Qualifications
- Ph.D., Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA, 2006
- M.Sc., Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA, 2004
- BBA (with First Class Honors), Finance, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 1999
Academic Experience
- Academic Director, MSc in Sustainable and Green Finance Programme, NUS Business School and SGFIN, 2022 - current
- Deputy Director, Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN), 2022 - current
- Associate Professor, Dept of Finance, NUS Business School, 2021 - current
- Senior Lecturer, Dept of Finance, NUS Business School, 2017 - 2020
- Research Director, ACSEP, NUS Business School, 2014 - 2017
- Visiting Senior Fellow, Dept of Finance, NUS Business School, 2014 - 2016
- Assistant Professor, Dept of Finance, NUS Business School, 2007 - 2014
- Senior Tutor, Dept of Finance, NUS Business School, 2000 - 2006
Corporate Experience
- Consultant, GIC, 2019 - current
- Research Associate, International Fixed Income, Chase Manhattan, 1999 - 2000
- Financial Engineer, The Huntington National Bank, OH, USA