He joined the school in 2009 after completing his doctorate in finance from UCLA Anderson. His primary research interest is corporate finance, including work on fintech, corporate governance, executive compensation, credit rating agencies, small business financing and the effects of social networks and cultural preferences on financial policies. His articles have been published in top finance journals, including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and Management Science. He teaches fintech, corporate finance and valuation to MBA and MSBA students, and empirical corporate finance to Ph.D. Students.