Faculty

Athena Zhang

Athena Zhang

Assistant Professor

Finance/International Business
School of Business

Phone:(607) 274-5128
E-mail:wzhang@ithaca.edu
Office:435 Park Center
Ithaca, NY 14850

Education

Ph.D.    Washington State University, Pullman, WA (Finance)

M.S.     University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China (Finance)

B.S.      Universtiy of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China (Economics)

Courses Recently Taught

  • Business Finance
  • Financial Accounting

Academic Appointments 

2009-present   Assistant Professor of Finance, Ithaca College

Professional Experience

2001-2003  Senior Accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Beijing, China

Professional Affiliations

  • American Finance Association
  • Financial Management Association

Research Interestes

  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Institutional Investors
  • Financial Institutions

Working Papers

"Value, Valuation, and the Long-run Performance of Merged Firms" (2nd round revise and resumit to Journal of Corporate Finance) with David Whidbee, and Qingzhong Ma

"Institutional Investors and Firm Valuation: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions" with Richard Sias, and Qingzhong Ma

"CEO Turnover and Firm Intrinsic Value" with David Whidbee, and Qingzhong Ma