Address
9-205, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
Phone
+852 34427630
Personal Web
https://www.yingxiang-li.com
Public CV
Qualifications
PhD - Finance (University of British Columbia)
MA - Finance (Peking University)
BA - Economics (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics)
Biography
Yingxiang Li is an assistant professor of finance at City University of Hong Kong. He studies financial intermediation, private equity and venture capital, and entrepreneurial finance. He has been invited for presentations at policy and regulation institutions including the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Before pursuing his PhD at the University of British Columbia, he worked in the asset management industry.
Awards
| Award Title | Institution |
|---|---|
| MFA PhD Symposium Outstanding Paper Award | Midwest Finance Association |
| John L. Weinberg/IRRCi Research Paper Award | University of Delaware Weinberg Center/ECGI Corporate Governance Symposium |
| CSIRF PhD Scholarship | Canadian Securities Institute Research Foundation |
| Best Paper Award | HEC-McGill Winter Finance Workshop |
| Bertram Scholarship | Canadian Foundation for Governance Research |
Selected Publications
Journal Publications and Reviews
Kang, Jun-Koo; Li, Yingxiang; Oh, Seungjoon / Venture Capital Coordination in Syndicates, Corporate Monitoring, and Firm Performance. April 2022; In: Journal of Financial Intermediation. Vol. 50
Working Papers
Li, Yingxiang / Spreading Sunshine in Private Equity: Financial Intermediation and Regulatory Oversight. June 2025;
Bian, Bo; Li, Yingxiang; Nigro, Casimiro A. / Conflicting Fiduciary Duties and Fire Sales of VC-backed Start-ups. June 2022; LawFin Working Paper.
Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works
Albertus, James F. ; Denes, Matthew; Li, Yingxiang / Capital Call Facilities. May 2025; The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity. pp. 121-126