Eberhardt School of Business

Phil Zhu, Ph.D.

2009, Assistant Professor of Finance Ph.D., Carleton University, Canada, 2009; MBA, Carleton University, 2004; BBA, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, China, 2002.

Expertise: Mergers and acquisitions; emerging market finance; financial market efficiency; corporate governance; measuring variable importance

Phil Zhu is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific Stockton campus. Dr. Zhu teaches courses in international finance as well as the introductory courses in financial management. His research focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, emerging market finance and statistical methods in business research. He has published research articles in several journals including Journal of Educational & Behavioral Statistics, Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, Canadian Investment Review, Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting, International Marketing Review. Dr. Zhu is a recipient of the Barclay Global Investor Canada Research Award in 2006.

Before joining the faculty at the University of the Pacific, Dr. Zhu taught at the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University. He also worked as a business analyst in a global management consulting firm in Canada. Dr. Zhu is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Contact Information

Weber Hall Room 203-D
209.946.3904
 Phil Zhu