Meet Charlie.
Charles C.Y. Wang is the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and a Research Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI). His research focuses on corporate governance and valuation, examining how information, incentives, and institutional design shape corporate behavior and value creation. His research on these topics has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Accounting and Economics, and The Accounting Review, as well as practitioner outlets including Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe.
Professor Wang’s academic leadership includes editorial positions in two leading management journals: Associate Editor of Management Science and Journal of Accounting Research. Within Harvard Business School, he serves as the Course Head of Financial Reporting and Control and a Faculty Coordinator of the school’s doctoral program. Beyond academia, Professor Wang serves on the board of Wanin International, a leading Taiwanese online video gaming and digital-entertainment group.
Professor Wang's work has been cited by major media outlets such as The Economist, Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Forbes as well as in legal proceedings and policy discussions, including the Council of Economic Advisers’ economic report to the President and congressional testimonies. His research has won several awards, including the Jensen Prize for the Best Paper in Corporate Finance (Journal of Financial Economics) and the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute’s Annual Investor Research Award. He has taught MBA, doctoral, and executive education courses in corporate governance, valuation, and financial reporting. His teaching excellence has been recognized with several awards, including the Charles M. Williams Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring.
Charlie is an avid fan of Boston sports and a proud season ticket member of the Celtics and the Patriots. Born and raised in Taichung, Taiwan, the birth place of bubble tea, Charlie now lives in Lexington, MA with his wife and three kids.