I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Finance at the University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business. I am on the 2023-2024 academic job market.

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Research Interests: 

Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity, Corporate Innovation, Venture Capital, Financial Intermediation

My current research focuses on how financial investors impact entrepreneurial activity.  My job market paper shows that venture capital can shape the nature of project selection by startups. In particular, startups may strategically initiate projects close to the expertise of potential VC investors to mitigate information frictions in valuation.