Jian Cai

Senior Lecturer in Finance

Jian Cai

Jian Cai

Professor Cai was previously a research economist at Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and an assistant professor of finance at Fordham University. She also taught at Case Western Reserve University. Prior to her Ph.D., she worked as a research manager, business intelligence analyst, and bank officer for seven years.

Area of Expertise

Banking and Financial Institutions, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Finance/Investments, Financial Economics, Option Pricing

Education

  • Ph D 2009, Washington University in St. Louis
  • MBA 2004, Washington Universtiy in St. Louis
  • MMR 1997, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
  • BS 1995, Fudan University

Awards/Honors

  • Reid Teaching Award, MSF-Quantitative, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023
  • Reid Teaching Award, MSF-Quantitative, Washington University in St. Louis, 2022
  • Reid Teaching Award, BSBA-Elective, Washington University in St. Louis, 2022
  • Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award, Emerson Electric Co., 2021
  • Reid Teaching Award, MSF-Quantitative, Washington University in St. Louis, 2020
  • Reid Teaching Award, MSF-Quantitative, Washington University in St. Louis, 2019
  • The Gladys and Henry Crown Award for Faculty Excellence, Fordham University, 2013
  • The Stanley Fuchs Award (for teaching excellence), Fordham University, 2013
  • Ph.D. Student Travel Stipend, WFA, 2009
  • Doctoral Student Consortium, FMA, 2008
  • Hubert C. Moog Scholar, Washington University in St. Louis, 2007
  • Doctoral Fellowship (through 2009), Washington University in St. Louis, 2004
  • Charles F. Knight Scholar, Washington University in St. Louis, 2004
  • George Hay Brown Marketing Scholar Nominee, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 1998
  • Beta Gamma Sigma member, 1997

Teaching Interests

Corporate Finance, Investments, Derivative Securities, Financial Intermediation, Risk Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Econometrics, and Financial Markets

Research Interests

Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, Career Concerns, Financial Intermediation, Financial Institutions, and Empirical Asset Pricing

Selected Publications

  • "Syndication, Interconnectedness, and Systemic Risk", Journal of Financial Stability, 105-120, with Frederik Eidam, Anthony Saunders, Sascha Steffen, 2018

Contact

Jian Cai