Jessica Gao is a finance researcher with over a decade of experience analyzing institutional investors and their impact on financial market efficiency. Dr. Gao researches topics at the intersection of investor psychology, financial decision-making, and market outcomes. She evaluates these issues in various contexts and settings, with a focus on mutual fund performance, investor biases, corporate governance, stock valuation, and financial institutions.
Dr. Gao has extensive expertise conducting quantitative and statistical analyses and developing advanced econometric models. She leverages large financial databases, such as the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) and Compustat, as well as various statistical software packages, to analyze institutional behavior and asset pricing dynamics.
Dr. Gao has presented her research at international conferences such as the American Finance Association (AFA) and the China International Conference in Finance (CICF).
Before joining Cornerstone Research, Dr. Gao served as assistant professor of finance at Bentley University, where she taught undergraduate- and graduate-level courses focused on financial markets, investments, and behavioral finance.