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Helen Lu

Associate Professor of Accounting and AI

Using state-of-the-art AI technology to solve accounting and finance problems

Helen solves accounting and finance problems using state-of-the-art AI technology. Her academic and business research spans stock return predictability, valuation, ESG disclosure, executive succession and FinTech disruption.

Her work has been published in leading international journals – including the Journal of Accounting Research, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of International Money and Finance and Economics Letters.

Before her academic career, Helen was a vice president in investment banking at Credit Suisse. She also worked at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong, where she helped companies in Asia-Pacific to raise capital and conduct cross-border M&As. 

Who am I?

  • Associate Professor at Vlerick Business School
  • Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland (FinTech lead of Masters in Business Analytics)
  • Doctors in Finance at Massey University, New Zealand
  • MBA at London Business School, UK
  • Masters in Economics (Macroeconomics) at Peking University, China
  • Bachelors in Engineering (Computer Science) at Northern Jiaotong University, China

My expertise

  • Applications of AI in Accounting and Finance
  • Valuation
  • Return predictability
  • Sustainability – specifically ESG disclosure, green asset valuation, and green innovation
  • Executive succession

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Helen Lu

Helen Lu

Associate Professor of Accounting and AI