MSFA Faculty Members

• Ph.D. Finance: Rutgers University
• M.S. Economics: Western Illinois University
• M.A. Finance: Zhejiang University
• B.A. International Finance: Zhejiang University

• 2017 Georgia State University, Ph.D. in Finance

• 2011 Seoul National University, M.S. in Business Administration (Concentration in Finance)

• 2009 Seoul National University, B.A. in Economics, summa cum laude

• Ph.D. Economics: UC Santa Barbara
• B.A. Economics: Sophia University, Tokyo

• Ph.D. Finance: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.

• M.B.A.: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.

• B.A. Business Administration: University of North Carolina, Charlotte, N.C.

• Chartered Alternative Investments Analyst (CAIA) member

• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder

• PhD Finance, Florida International University, 2020

• MBA Finance, Washington University in St. Louis, 2016

• MS Structural Engineering, Stanford University, 2008

• BS Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007

• PH.D. USC, 2018

• Master of Professional Writing, USC, 2014

• M.S. London School of Economics and Political Science, 2010

• B.S. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2009

• J.D. Law: University of Southern California Gould School of Law

• B.S. Environmental Science: University of California, Berkeley

• B.A. (Hon.) Molecular and Cell Biology: University of California, Berkeley

Liang Sun is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the College of Business Administration at Cal Poly Pomona. Her research focuses on empirical corporate finance and mutual funds. Liang’s most recent research shows that pilot CEOs are associated with higher intensity of FinTech adoption. Her other papers cover a wide range of topics, from board structure to mutual fund side-by-side management.

Prior to joining Cal Poly Pomona, Liang worked at Illinois Wesleyan University and earned her Ph.D. in Finance from the University of North Texas.

Publications:

• “Navigating uncharted skies: The role of pilot CEO in FinTech adoption.” with Shiang Liu, Finance Research Letters,62, 105194, 2024
• “Internal Alliance and Firm Risk.”, Global Finance Journal, 57, 100864, 2023
• “The Effects of Busy Board on Firm’s Probability to Pay Dividends.”, Research in International Business and Finance, 60, 101596, 2022
• “Does the location of directors' additional positions matter? A new dimension of board structure.”, Global Finance Journal, 49, 100648, 2021

• Ph.D. Real Estate Finance: UC Berkeley

• B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. Physics: University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

• Ph.D. Finance, Rutgers University

• B.A. Economics, University of Colorado