Prof. Hou is Chair in Corporate Finance at the University of Edinburgh Business School. He received his PhD from Manchester Business School and pursued executive education at Kellogg School of Management. He has served as an Associate Editor or Guest Co-editor of European Journal of Finance, Finance Research Letters, Corporate Governance: An International Review, International Small Business Journal and Journal of Business Ethics. ?His research interests cover corporate finance and governance, business ethics and financial markets. He has published 9 articles in FT45 or ABS-4* journals, 20 articles in 3* journals, 4 books with Palgrave Macmillan and 11 book chapters.