Michael Zhang

He was previously the Associate Dean of Innovation and Impact and Professor of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics at the Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

He is a graduate of MIT Sloan School of Management and the Tsinghua University.

Prior to joining the academia, he worked as a financial analyst and an international marketing manager.

His research topics are related to: (1) IT in financial markets: artificial intelligence, disclosure, governance; (2) Online advertising: word-of-mouth, position auctions; (3) Social media: incentives and biases, information environment for managers/investors; and (4) Information goods: pricing, innovation incentives, long tail.

Michael Zhang was a co-founder of the MIT BBS, an online social networks for Chinese-speaking people in the US.