Richard Zeng
Assistant Professor in Accounting at University of Bristol Business School- Claim this Profile
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English Professional working proficiency
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Mandarin Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Cantonese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Fellow (FHEA)
Advance HEJun, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Python and Machine-Learning for Asset Management with Alternative Data Sets
CourseraApr, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level I
CFA InstituteJan, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
CourseraOct, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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University of Bristol Business School
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Professor in Accounting
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Sep 2021 - Present
• Instructed a professionally accredited accounting course to 350+ first-year undergraduates, achieving a 41% reduction in failure rate and doubling the percentage of students earning a first-class honour • Led a team of three researchers to collect and analyse 2M+ tweets from company CEOs and to develop a novel M&A prediction model • Developed a Python programme to extract data from YouTube videos on stock investing and pioneered a research project examining the impact of social media on the stock market Show less
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London Business School
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Sep 2017 - Apr 2021
• Conducted tutorials and designed materials for a graduate-level accounting course with 80+ students, leading to a 26% YoY improvement in the exam performance • Supported a portfolio manager from a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund in delivering an investment course to 270+ students, enabling 93% of the students to implement various stock selection strategies successfully • Conducted tutorials and designed materials for a graduate-level accounting course with 80+ students, leading to a 26% YoY improvement in the exam performance • Supported a portfolio manager from a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund in delivering an investment course to 270+ students, enabling 93% of the students to implement various stock selection strategies successfully
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Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Feb 2014 - May 2015
• Proposed and executed a solution to efficiently and accurately gather data on 1,200+ mobile apps, earning the project supervisor’s recommendation for my admission into a top 10 accounting PhD programme • Proposed and executed a solution to efficiently and accurately gather data on 1,200+ mobile apps, earning the project supervisor’s recommendation for my admission into a top 10 accounting PhD programme
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CVP Securities
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Hong Kong
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Intern
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Jun 2013 - Jun 2013
• Facilitated client retention and satisfaction by providing personalised support, processing stock orders, and organising the delivery of statements for 200+ clients • Facilitated client retention and satisfaction by providing personalised support, processing stock orders, and organising the delivery of statements for 200+ clients
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Education
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London Business School
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Accounting -
Boston University
Master of Arts - MA, Economics -
Boston University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics and Mathematics -
Missouri Military Academy
High School, Army JROTC