I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at Emory University Goizueta Business School.

My research fields include household finance and corporate finance, with a particular interest in the theme of financial distress. 

My research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies and has received awards including the EFA Engelbert Dockner Memorial Prize and the WFA Brattle Group Award.

At Emory, I teach Corporate Finance in the BBA program.

I received my PhD degree in Finance from Columbia Business School in 2024. Prior to my PhD studies, I held research positions at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. 

I received my undergraduate degree in Economics and Statistics from Carnegie Mellon University. I grew up in Seoul, Korea and Athens, Georgia.

Email: brian.jonghwan.lee@emory.edu