Professor Zhu Ning, is a chair professor of finance and deputy dean at Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University; faculty fellow at Yale International Center for Finance (ICF); and a Doctoral Advisor at Tsinghua University.
He was formerly Oceanwide Professor of Finance, Deputy Director of National Institute of Financial Research (NIFR), Director at the Center for Global Merger and Acquisition, at Tsinghua University; tenured professor of finance at the University of California; Head of China for Brunswick Group, a senior vice president at Lehman Brothers (Asia); and an executive director at Nomura Securities (International).
Professor Zhu studied under Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller at Yale University and has published numerous articles in leading journals in the finance, economics, management, and legal fields and won various awards for his research and teaching excellence. He is an internationally recognized expert on China economy and finance, business operation, and technological innovation.
He commands extensive consulting experience to international organizations such as the World Bank and IMF; central banks, market regulators, and securities exchanges around the globe; and some of the largest institutional money managers and investment banks in the world. He sits on many corporate boards and advisory boards of academic, policy, and practitioner institutions.
Professor Zhu speaks frequently at leading global events such as the Davos World Economic Forum, the Bo’Ao Asian Forum, and is frequently interviewed by leading international media.
Professor Zhu is the author of award-winning best sellers “The Investors’ Enemy” and “The Investors’ Friend” on behavioral finance; and “China’s Guaranteed Bubble”, on the implicit guarantee in Chinese economy and its impact to financial stability. Both books have been translated into multiple foreign languages.
Professor Zhu received his Bachelor of Finance from Peking University, Master of Science from Cornell University (NY), and Ph.D. from Yale University (CT).
Speaking Topics:
1. China’s Macroeconomy and Financial Markets
Prof. Zhu provides insights into China’s economic landscape, including its property market correction, trade and export performance, exchange rate movements, consumption trends and overseas investment. Drawing on his research and advisory experience, he examines China’s transition from high-speed to high-quality growth, its focus on technological innovation and the resilience of its economy amid structural changes.
2. Global Geopolitics and the Reshaping of the Global Order
Prof. Zhu explores the changing global economic and geopolitical landscape, including the shifting balance of influence between the US, China and the Global South. He examines how geopolitical tensions, trade policies, technology restrictions, critical minerals and regional conflicts are reshaping global trade, financial markets, investment decisions and corporate strategies.
3. AI, Renewable Energy and China’s Technological Transformation
Prof. Zhu speaks on China’s growing investments in next-generation technologies, particularly AI and renewable energy, and the factors driving its technological advancement. He explores how China’s talent pool, industrial ecosystem, supply chains and policy priorities are shaping its competitiveness, and what these developments mean for global innovation, sustainability, trade and the future economic order.
