Faculty Profiles

Zhang, Yu
Associate Professor of Strategy, CEIBS
Programme Director of Diploma in Leadership Development Programme
Programme Co-Director of CEIBS Venture Capital Camp
Dr. Zhang Yu is Associate Professor of Strategy at CEIBS. Dr. Zhang received his PhD in Management from INSEAD. Prior to joining CEIBS, he was Assistant Professor of Strategy at the Paul Merage School of Business, UC Irvine. His teaching interests include Strategic Management, Industry and Competitive Analysis, Innovation and Competition, and Strategic Renewal and Transformation.
Dr. Zhang’s research focuses on the interaction between strategy and capital markets. His research has been published in top journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science and Strategic Management Journal. He has been invited to present his research in leading business schools in Asia, Europe and North America, and to give keynote speech on leading industrial conferences such as the NACD Spring Forum.
Dr. Zhang has won Research Excellence Award from CEIBS, Celebration of Teaching Dean’s Honoree Award from UC Irvine, Best Symposium Award from the Academy of Management, and Best PhD Student Paper Award from Strategic Management Society. His research on the role of corporate governance in regulating the impact of earnings pressure on firm strategy won the inaugural BlackRock/NACD Global Challenge for Innovation in Corporate Governance in 2013.
- 2008, Ph.D. in Management, INSEAD
- 2005, M.Sc., in Management, INSEAD
- 2002, M.Sc., in Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 1999, B.A., in Economics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Interaction between Strategy and Capital Markets
- Competitive Strategy
- Corporate Governance
- Strategic Management
- Industry and Competitive Analysis
- Innovation and Competition
- Strategic Renewal and Transformation
- Research Excellence Award, CEIBS
- Celebration of Teaching Dean’s Honoree Award, UC Irvine
- Best Symposium Award, Academy of Management
- Best PhD Student Paper Award, Strategic Management Society