Shaorong Zhang Department Chair, Associate Professor of Finance Finance, Economics, and International Business CH256 304-696-2605 zhangs@marshall.edu Visit Website Biography Shaorong Zhang received his PhD in Finance at University of Missouri-Columbia in 2004. He has been a CFA Charter Holder and member of CFA Institute since 2004. He currently is the Department chair for Finance, Economics, and International Business. Shaorong teaches both corporate finance and investments courses. In 2019, he served as a Committee Member for the Faculty Senate Library Committee and was on the Supervisory Committee for Pioneer West Virginia Federal Credit Union. His research interest is Empirical Corporate Finance. Education InformationPhD, Finance, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004MBA, Finance, University of New Orleans, 1998BA, Finance, Xiamen University, 1989CFA Charter Holder, CFA Institute, 2004Courses TaughtFIN 323: Principles of FinanceFIN 343: Intermediate Financial ManageFIN 370: Principles of InvestmentFIN 425: Portfolio Analysis and ManageFIN 510: Principles Business FinanceFIN 620: Financial ManagementFIN 623: InvestmentsFIN 627: Fin. Institution and MarketsFIN 665: Portfolio Theory & Capital MarketsService to the UniversityService to the ProfessionSupervisory Committee Member, Pioneer West Virginia Federal Credit Union, March 2018 to December 2019Discussant, Eastern Finance Association, April 2016Session Chair, Eastern Finance Association, April 2016Journal Referee, Asian Review of Accounting, 2016; Journal of Corporate Finance 2019International Review of Economics and Finance, 2019; and Managerial Finance, 2019