College of Business: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor of Finance

Ph.D., Finance, University of Michigan, 2004
Ph.D., Economics, Iowa State University, 2000
M.S., Statistics, Iowa State University, 1998
B.A., Economics, Peking University, 1994

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, 2005 - Present
Lecturer, University of Illinois, 2004

Nanda, V., Wang, Z., Zheng, L. Forthcoming. The ABCs of Mutual Funds: On the Introduction of Multiple Share Classes. Journal of Financial Intermediation

Nohel, T., Wang, Z., Zheng, L. Forthcoming. Side-by-Side Management of Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds. Review of Financial Studies

Nanda, V., Wang, Z., Zheng, L. 2004. Family Values and the Star Phenomenon: Strategies of Mutual Fund Families. Review of Financial Studies, 17: 667-698

Best Paper Award, Midwest Finance Association Annual Meetings, 2007
Inquire Research Award, Inquire --- United Kingdom, 2006

Teaches courses in corporate finance and investments.

Investments and Corporate Finance