Dr. Qiongbing (Linda) Wu is the Head of Discipline, Finance and Economics, and an associate professor of banking and finance at the School of Business, Western Sydney University (WSU). She was an international consultant to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and held visiting fellowship of ADB, the Institute of Global Finance, UNSW Business School at the University of New South Wales, respectively. Prior to joining Western Sydney University, she was a lecturer in Finance and the Program Convenor of Master of Applied Finance at Newcastle Business School, the University of Newcastle.

Dr. Wu comes from multiple backgrounds. She obtained her PhD in Banking and Finance from the University of New South Wales, and the degrees of Master of Accounting from Bond University, Master of Philosophy (Philosophy of Science, University Medalist) and Bachelor of Philosophy (Philosophy and Economics, University Medalist) from Sun Yat-Sen University. Dr. Wu has extensive industrial working experience; she holds the accredited qualifications of lawyer and economist in China, and was a professionally qualified associate CA and CPA in Australia. Dr. Wu is multilingual; she speaks English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Chaozhou dialect (a language similar to the native language spoken in Taiwan).

Dr. Wu is passionate in the research areas of financial institutions, asset pricing, emerging financial markets, and corporate governance. Fifteen candidates supervised by Dr Wu have successfully completed their doctoral degrees in the above research areas, and become academic, government policy advisor, and senior financial professional.  Dr Wu has published peer-reviewed papers in internationally reputable finance journals, such as Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Financial Market, Institutions and Money, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Journal of Forecasting, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, International Review of Financial Analysis, and Applied Economics. She has been an active ad hoc reviewer for a large number of international journals, including Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Financial Stability, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, International Review of Financial Analysis, International Review of Economics and Finance, and British Accounting Review. Dr Wu’s research papers can be downloaded for free from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) website via the following link: http://ssrn.com/author=473642

Dr. Wu is specialized in teaching postgraduates and has developed the curriculum and course materials for major postgraduate finance and banking subjects. She has taught Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions Management, Applied Portfolio Management, Funds Management and Portfolio Selection, Financial Management, and International Corporate Finance at postgraduate level, and Topics in Finance at undergraduate (honour) level.

Dr Wu is professionally affiliated with American Finance Association and Financial Management Association, respectively.