Mack Robinson College of Business. He conducts academic research in the areas of corporate finance and corporate governance. His research papers have been published in leading scholarly journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Review of Financial Studies, and the Journal of Law and Economics. Prior to joining the Robinson College, Dr. Chen was a member of the business school faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park. From 2005 to 2007, Dr. Chen served as a visiting academic scholar in the SEC’s Office of Economic Analysis, where he assisted SEC staff with economic analysis of issues such as tender offers, executive compensation disclosure, and electronic proxy filing. Dr. Chen received a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Rice University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.