Xian Sun is a Professor of Practice in Accounting and Finance at the Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, where she also serves as the Academic Program Director for the Master of Science in Finance program. A faculty member at Johns Hopkins since 2009, she holds a Ph.D. in Finance and an MBA in Finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Before transitioning to academia, Dr. Sun served as a Senior Financial Economist at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, where she conducted quantitative assessments of market risk management for national banks. Her research focuses on corporate finance, banking, emerging markets and financial risk management. She has published extensively in leading finance and accounting journals, including the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of International Money and Finance. In addition to her research, Dr. Sun plays an active role in academic service, serving as a reviewer for numerous prestigious finance journals and as an editorial board member for Managerial Finance. She has been widely recognized for her excellence in teaching, continuously receiving awards from Johns Hopkins University from 2018 and 2022 for her contributions to financial education. Committed to innovation in financial education, Dr. Sun has recently integrated Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Agentic AI into her Accounting and Financial Reporting courses, ensuring students stay ahead of the rapid advancements in AI within the finance industry.
Education
- Ph D, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2006: Finance
- MBA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2002 Major: Finance
- BA, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2000
Research
Selected publications
Book Chapters
- Patro, D. Siddique, A., and Sun, X. 2013. Stress testing for market risk. Stress Testing: Approaches, Methods and Applications. Risk Books.
Journals
- Sun, X., Zhang, H., Jiang, J. (2022). De Facto Power in Transition Economy: The Case of China. Journal of Financial Stability.
- Sun, X., Francis, B., Wu, Q. (2022). Managerial Ability and Tax Aggressiveness. China Accounting and Finance Review.
- Sun, X., Zhou, M., Hasan, I., Francis, B. (2022). Trust, politics and post-IPO performance: SOEs vs. the private sector. Economic and Political Studies.
- Li, M., Phan, H.P., Sun, X., 2021. Business Friendliness: A Double-Edged Sword. Sustainability 13 (4), 1819.
- Liu,Q., Sun, X., and Wu, H., 2019. Premier Advisory Services for VIP Acquirers. Journal of Corporate Finance 54, 1-25.
- Francis, B., Hasan, I., Sun, X., Wu. Q. 2016. CEO Political Preference and Corporate Tax Sheltering. Journal of Corporate Finance 38, 37-53.
- Francis, B., Hasan, I., Lothian, J. and Sun, X. 2010. The Signaling Hypothesis Revisited: Evidence from Foreign IPOs. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 45, 81-106.
- Francis, B., Hasan, I. and Sun, X. 2009. Political Connections and the Process of Going Public: Evidence from China. Journal of International Money and Finance, 28, 696-719.
Working Papers
- Francis, B., Sun, X., Wu, Q., Ren, N. Do Better Managers Get Better Loan Contracts?
- Sun, X., Bai, G., Quintero, L., Phan, P., Rebucci, A., Jimenez, D. The Financial Fragility of For-Profit Hospitals: Evidence From the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Refereed Journal Articles under Submission
- Jiang, E., Sun, X., Zhang, H., The rising De Facto Power: China Evidence, R&R
- Francis, B., Sun, X., Wu, Q., Ren, N. Do Better Managers Get Better Loan Contracts? R&R
- Francis, B., Hasan, I., and Sun, X., CEO Compensation and Covenant Violation. Submitted.
Teaching
Current
- Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Emerging Markets
- Finance
- Principles of Finance
Honors and distinctions
- Excellence in Teaching Award, The Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association 2018-2022
- Dean’s Award. Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University 2017-2021
- On-The-Spot Awards, Office of the Comptroller of Currency, September 2007, December 2007, August 2008
- Del and Edith Karger Dissertation Prize in Management, RPI, May 2006
