Comings & Goings

Dr Kwack received her PhD in Accounting from Temple University and MBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Before joining CityU, she worked in the Financial Controls Department at HSBC Korea for four years, where she carried out financial reporting and internal control work. Her primary research interest is in corporate governance, including executive compensation, audit committees, and top management teams.

Dr Choi received his PhD in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. For undergraduate studies he went to Seoul National University, where he received a BSc in Physics and a BA in Economics. His research interests are asset pricing, portfolio choice, and decision making under ambiguity.

Dr Ryu received his PhD in Strategic Management from Purdue University. Before his doctoral study, he obtained his master's degree in Statistics from Stanford University and BA in Economics from Yonsei University. He has also worked at Accenture Strategy Group and Monitor Consulting as a strategy consultant. His current research mainly focuses on competitive dynamics in R&D alliances.

Dr Wu received his PhD in Business Operations from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he also received his MBA. His research interests include supply chain management, interfaces between operations and finance, economic networks, and asset pricing. Prior to joining CityU, he was a quantitative strategist at Deutsche Bank in New York and a business analyst at McKinsey & Co in Shanghai. Dr Wu obtained his bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University.