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Hung-Gay Fung is Dr. Y. S. Tsiang Professor of Chinese Studies and Curators’ Professor of Finance in the Department of Finance and Legal Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he served as the Department Chair for five years. He has organized several China-related business conferences held in St. Louis and in Beijing. In addition, he has conducted executive training seminars on China for Mastercard International and St. Louis School District Cooperative. He has given many lectures on China in local conferences, clubs, middle and high schools, and universities in St. Louis. Fung has published extensively on China’s financial markets. He has published over 160 scholarly papers related to China, financial issues, and international finance in scholarly journals. Currently, he is the editor of three journals: Chinese Economy (published by M.E. Sharpe); International Review of Accounting, Banking, and Finance; and International Journal of Business and Economics. He has also published nine books on the Chinese economy and international finance/banking on Chinese offshore debt markets.

Fung is also active in the outreach of the St. Louis Chinese community. He served as the China Hub Commissioner in St. Louis County from 2013-2014. He has served on boards for many Chinese organizations, such as Organization of Chinese Americans, Midwest Chinese American Science and Technology, St. Louis Chinese Association, and St. Louis Academy of Chinese (a language school). He is the founding president of 80-20 St. Louis chapter, a civil right organization for Asian Americans. He was the Chairman of the 2001 Chinese Culture Day twice at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and he was also a board member there for many years.

Contact Information

Phone: 314-516-6374

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Education/Academic qualification

Finance, PhD, Georgia State University

19791984

Finance, BBA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

19751978

External positions

Professor, University of Baltimore

May 1 1997Dec 1 1998

Associate Professor, University of Baltimore

Jan 1 1992Apr 1 1997

Assistant Professor, University of Rhode Island

Jun 1 1987Dec 1 1988

Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University

Sep 1 1984Jun 1 1987

Research Interests

  • International Finance
  • China’s Economy and Finances
  • Offshore Strategy
  • Evaluation: Case Studies
  • Evaluation: Content Analysis
  • Evaluation: Theory of Change
  • Evaluation: Mixed Methods
  • Risk Analysis

Disciplines

  • Chinese Studies
  • Business Administration, Management, and Operations
  • Finance
  • Legal Studies