Fei Gao
Dept Head: Accounting and Finance; Professor of Finance Kelley College of Business and Professional Studies FinanceEducation
- Bachelor of Science, International Finance, Southwest University of Finance and Economics, ChengDu, China, 1997
- Master of Business Administration, University of Louisiana at Monroe, 2004
- Doctor of Philosophy, Finance, University of North Texas, 2010
Dr. Fei Gao, associate professor of finance, received his bachelor’s degree in international finance from the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in ChengDu, China, where he had lived for 30 years before coming to the United States.
After working in the Agricultural Bank of China, the second largest bank in China, as a loan manager for four more years, Gao came to the United States to complete his M.B.A. at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
In 2006, Gao started his Ph.D. program in finance at the University of North Texas. After graduation in 2010, Gao became an assistant professor of finance at HSU.
Gao enjoys the Christian atmosphere at HSU where he can talk about Christianity freely and teach students in a Christian worldview. He also likes the friendly people at HSU and the small size of classes where he can have many interactions with the students.
Currently Gao teaches several undergraduate finance classes, including Principles of Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Investments, International Finance, and Derivatives. He also teaches two graduate finance classes.
Gao’s research interests are investments and corporate finance, and he has published four papers in The Journal of Banking and Finance, Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, The Global Journal of Finance and Economics, and International Research Journal of Applied Finance.
Gao and his wife, Wei, have two daughters and a son. In his spare time, Gao enjoys reading, traveling, and music.