University Lecturer in Accounting
BBA (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), MBA (University of California, Berkeley), PhD (University of California, Berkeley)
Research interests
Stock markets and financial information: earnings quality, capital market reactions to accounting information, sell-side analysts, management incentives and compensation.
Subject group: Finance & Accounting
Professional experience
Jenny combines teaching and research with a background in investment banking and portfolio management. She has worked on initial public offerings, private equity, as well as mergers and acquisition transactions for technology companies at Credit Suisse First Boston (now Credit Suisse) in Silicon Valley. She later transitioned into a portfolio management role at the hedge fund division of Barclays Global Investors (now Blackrock). Jenny is a member of the Cambridge Corporate Governance Network (CCGN).
Awards & honours
- FMA Competitive Paper in Corporate Finance Award for the paper "Do compensation consultants enable higher CEO pay? New evidence from recent disclosure rule changes", 2015
- Cambridge Judge Business School Teaching Award, 2013
- Crawford Research Assistant Fellowship Award, University of California, Berkeley, 2008
- CJ White Investment Banking Scholarship, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
- Alumnae Council Scholarship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1999-2000
- Class Honors, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1997-2000
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Selected publications
Gupta, A., Chu, J. and Ge, X. (2016) "Form over substance? An investigation of recent remuneration disclosure changes in the UK." Social Science Research Network Working Paper.
Chu, J., Dechow, P.M., Hui, K.W. and Wang, A.Y. (2015) "The valuation premium for a string of positive earnings surprises: the role of earnings manipulation." Social Science Research Network Working Paper.
Chu, J., Faasse, J. and Rau, P.R. (2014) "Do compensation consultants enable higher CEO pay? New evidence from recent disclosure rule changes." Social Science Research Network Working Paper.
Chu, J. (2012) "Accruals, growth, and future firm performance." Social Science Research Network Working Paper.
