Yao Zeng

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Yao Zeng

Yao Zeng is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and his M.S. and B.A. in Economics from Peking University. His current research focuses on the risks of non-bank, non-leveraged financial institutions such as mutual funds, ETFs, venture capital, and marketplace lending (i.e., P2P lending). Broadly, he asks why these non-bank financial institutions become more similar to banks. He research has won awards such as the Arthur Warga Award for the Best Paper in Fixed Income at SFS Finance Cavalcade and the Trefftzs Award for the Best Student Paper at WFA.

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May 13, 2026

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