Zhaoran (Jason) Gong (龚) is an assistant professor at the Department of Finance, IBSS, XJTLU. He obtained his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research interests include mergers and acquisitions, board of directors, corporate governance, corporate disclosure, and the international market. His research articles have been presented at major international conferences including European Finance Association and American Finance Association annual meetings, and published in Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, and Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money.

Corporate governance, Mergers and acquisitions, Board of directors, Corporate disclosure, International market