Hung-Gay Fung is Dr. Y.S. Tsiang professor of Chinese Studies and Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Finance and Legal Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, where he also serves as the Department Chair. He has organized several China-related business conferences held in St. Louis, U.S., and in Beijing, China. In addition, he has conducted executive training seminars on China for Mastercard International and St. Louis School District Cooperative. He has given many lectures on China in local conferences, clubs, middle and high schools, and universities in St. Louis.
Fung has published extensively on China’s financial markets. He has published over 200 scholarly papers related to China, financial issues, and international finance in scholarly journals. Currently, he is the editor of two Journals: Chinese Economy (published by Taylor and Francis); International Review of Accounting, Banking and Finance. He has also published 9 books on Chinese economy and international finance/banking on Chinese offshore debt markets.
Fung is active in the outreach of the St. Louis Chinese community. He served as the China Hub/Missouri Hub Commissioner in St. Louis County from 2013. He has served on boards for many Chinese organizations, such as Organization of Chinese Americans, Mid-West Chinese American Science and Technology, St. Louis Chinese Association, St. Louis Academy of Chinese (language school). He was the founding president of 80-20 St. Louis chapter, a civil right organization for Asian Americans. He was the Chairman of the 2001 Chinese Culture Day twice at the Missouri Botanical Garden and board members for many years
Education
Ph.D. (Major - Finance; minor - Economics), Georgia State University, 1984
B.B.A. (Major - Finance; minor - Economics), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1978
Courses
FINANCE 6580 - International Financial Management
FINANCE 6590 - International Financial Management, Online MBA
Curators’ Distinguished Professor and Department Chair