Education

2014 Shandong University, B.S.
2015 Case Western Reserve University, M.S.
2019 Oregon State University, M.S.
2024 University of Houston, Ph.D.

Courses Taught

Disruptive Innovations in FinTech
Machine Learning for Finance
Financial Policies and Strategies
Intermediate Corporate Finance
Financial Management

Career Specialties

George Tian's research interests include FinTech, corporate finance and asset pricing.

Professional and Community Activities

Tian's research papers have been presented in many finance conferences, including American Finance Association (AFA) Poster Session, China International Conference in Finance (CICF), Summer Research Conference in Finance at Indian School of Business, North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society, Midwest Finance Association (MFA) and Financial Management Association (FMA).

Tian has published in leading finance journals, such as the Journal of Corporate Finance and the Journal of Financial Stability.

Honors and Awards

2021 Semifinalist for FMA Best Paper Award in Fintech
2023 Semifinalist for FMA Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance
2023 MFA Doctoral Symposium Travel Grant
2023 Best Paper Award at India Finance Conference
2024 Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, University of Houston