Xiang Gao, CAIA, is currently a Professor of Finance and the Head of Research Center of Finance at Shanghai Business School, Shanghai, China. His research interests focus on FinTech and green finance. He has published more than 70 papers in journals including the Economic Journal, Journal of Portfolio Management, etc. He also served as the associate editor for the Journal of International Money and Finance. He obtained his Ph.D. degree of economics from the Iowa State University at 2011, his master of science degree in economics from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology at 2006, and his bachelor degree in international economics and trade from Shanghai Jiao Tong University at 2005. Dr. Gao has also assumed the role of China Chapter executive of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association since 2014.