Tianyang Wang (Tian) is a Professor of Finance at Colorado State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and holds several professional designations, including Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM) through the Global Association of Risk Professionals, and Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA).
Tian’s research spans both theoretical development and empirical applications, with publications in leading academic journals such as Operations Research, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Quantitative Finance, Risk Analysis, and Journal of Risk and Insurance, among others.
His work has been featured in outlets such as the Financial Times, MarketWatch, Economic Watch, and Caixin Global, and has received numerous honors, including Best Paper Awards from the Journal of Financial Research, the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning, the China Financial Engineering Annual Meeting, the China Center for Insurance and Social Security Research, and the Taiwan Risk Insurance Association. He was also a semifinalist for Best Paper Awards at the Financial Management Association and INFORMS Annual Meetings.
As an active member of the global research community, Tian holds several editorial roles and regularly serves as a speaker, session chair, and committee member at major academic and professional conferences. As a dedicated educator, he teaches across undergraduate, graduate, online MBA, and EMBA programs. His commitment to teaching excellence has been recognized through multiple awards, including the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Fellowship and the Business Tinberg Teaching Innovation Grant at Colorado State University, as well as the Fred Moore Teaching Excellence Award at the University of Texas at Austin. He has also been nominated for the Best Teacher Award, the Beta Gamma Sigma Most Influential Professor, and recognized by students for making a meaningful impact on their experience at Colorado State University.