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Prof. FENG Guanhao Gavin (馮冠豪教授)

PhD - Econometrics and Statistics (University of Chicago)
MBA - Economics and Finance (University of Chicago)

Associate Professor

Prof. FENG Guanhao Gavin (馮冠豪教授)

Contact Information

Address: 7-239, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building
City University of Hong Kong
Phone: +852 34428346
Fax: +852 34420189
E-mail:
gufeng@cityu.edu.hk
Personal Web:
https://www.gavinfeng702.com

Guanhao (Gavin) Feng focuses on tackling empirical challenges in asset pricing and FinTech by developing methodological solutions that leverage machine learning, generative AI, Bayesian statistics, and financial econometrics. His work has been published in leading journals, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Management Science, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Journal of Econometrics. He is the Principal Investigator for various external research grants, including the HKRGC ECS and GRF grants, as well as the NSFC Youth Science Fund. Gavin also serves as a Research Fellow at the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) and an Associate Editor for journals such as Management Science and the Journal of Financial Econometrics. He has received several honors for his research, including awards from INQUIRE Europe, the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research, and the AQR Insight Award.

Gavin is an Associate Professor of Finance and Statistics at the City University of Hong Kong and the Director of the FinTech and Digital Assets Centre (FDAC). He is also the Founding Program Director of the MSc in FinTech and Digital Assets and the Director of Master's Programmes for the College of Business. He earned his Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Chicago in 2017.

Awards

Award Title Institution
2026 INQUIRE Europe Research Grant Award INQUIRE Europe
Best paper award 2024 China Fintech Research Conference
2024 IQAM 3rd Research Prize IQAM Research institute
HKIMR Open-bid Applied Research Programme Award Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research
2022 INQUIRE Europe Research Grant Award INQUIRE Europe
PwC 3535 Finance Forum Annual Best Paper Award PwC Mainland China & Hong Kong
Crowell 2nd Research Prize PanAgora Asset Management
2019 INQUIRE Europe Research Grant Award INQUIRE Europe
AQR Insight Award, First Prize AQR Capital Management
Unigestion Alternative Risk Premia Research Grant Award Paris-Dauphine House of Finance

Teaching Activities (current academic year)

Academic Year Level Title
2025-2026 Postgraduate Degree FinTech and Cryptocurrency
    Fintech and AI in Finance

Administrative Assignments

Period Name Position
2026 - Now MSc in FinTech and Digital Assets Founding Program Director
2026 - Now College of Business Master’s Programmes Director
2025 - Now College of Business Research Centre of Fintech and Digital Assets Director
2020 - 2023 MSc in Business Data Analytics Programme Leader

Professional Activities

Period Client Country / Region Role
2025 - Now Asian Bureau of Financial and Economic Research Singapore Research Fellow
2022 - Now FinTech Initiative at Cornell University United States of America Junior Research Fellow
2021 - 2026 Laboratory for AI-Powered Financial Technologies Hong Kong, China Program Leader and Scientist
2022 Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research Hong Kong, China Visiting Researcher

External Academic Activities

Period Organizer Country / Region Role
2026 - Now Journal of Finance and Data Science United States of America Associate Editor
2026 - Now Management Science United States of America Associate Editor
2026 - Now Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Korea, Republic of Associate Editor
2025 - Now Journal of Financial Econometrics United States of America Associate Editor

Selected Publications

Journal Publications and Reviews