Li Ai, Ph.D.

College of Business Administration

Winthrop University

Welcome to my page!

This is Li ( my full name is pronounced as "Ali" and it means "family" in Mongolian). I am an Assistant Professor in Finance at Winthrop University.

My broad research agenda lies within the field of corporate finance, with a focus on climate finance, risk management, ESG, corporate governance, and financial accounting. You can find more information on my research here

I have taught core and cutting-edge finance courses at both undergraduate and MBA levels, such as Fundamentals of Fintech, Financial Data Analytics, Principle of Finance, and Investment. I taught Intro to Financial Management courses at UMass Boston and Financial Management course at Northeastern University over the past 2 years. In addition, I have served as a teaching assistant for Financial Accounting. More details about my teaching can be found here

In my free time I enjoy dancing to swing music, and playing the Morin khuur.

Contact me at li.ai001@umb.edu


Education

University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA

Ph.D. in Finance, 2023

University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT

M.S. in Financial Risk Management, 2018

Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai, China

B.S. in Finance and International Banking, 2016