Luca Lin
Assistant Professor Of Finance at University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York
Buffalo, New York, United States
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Top SchoolLuca Lin is an Assistant Professor of Finance with eight years of global experience spanning academic research, teaching, and industry roles across Asia, North America, Africa, and Europe. A finance PhD from IESE with publications in top journals (Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Corporate Finance Studies) his research focuses on institutional investor behavior, creditor monitoring, and corporate investment decisions. He has taught finance at HEC Montréal and University at Buffalo, advised MBA career development, and brings practical exposure from roles at Western Union and a Chinese investment firm. Luca has passed all three CFA exam levels and is completing the experience requirement toward the charter, blending rigorous academic methods with professional accreditation. Unusually for an academic, his background includes NGO work developing educational programs in South Africa and a lifelong passion for soccer that shaped his cross-cultural perspective. This combination of empirical rigor, applied auditing and advising experience, and international lived experience informs his work on how ownership and monitoring shape firm outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctorate Degree, Financial Management, Doctorate Degree, Financial Management at IESE Business SchoolBachelor of Science in Economics, Development Economics and International Development, 3.85, Bachelor of Science in Economics, Development Economics and International Development, 3.85 at University of OregonFinance, Finance at Guangdong University of Foreign StudiesVisiting Student, Empirical Asset Pricing, Empirical Corporate Finance, Visiting Student, Empirical Asset Pricing, Empirical Corporate Finance at Barcelona Graduate School of EconomicsBachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration, International Business and Finance, 3.58, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration, International Business and Finance, 3.58 at University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist College of BusinessMaster of Science (M.S.), Global Management, 3.89, Master of Science (M.S.), Global Management, 3.89 at Thunderbird School of Global Management
Chinese, Chinese, English, Spanish, FrenchGithub contributions (5)
LucaLin/PatternLock
Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:68 commits, 14 pushes, 7 branches in 2 months
LucaLin/chatTool
Jun 2019 - Nov 2020
Contributions:38 commits, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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