Dr Seungho Lee

Biography

Dr Seungho Lee is the Head of Finance at the University of Aberdeen Business School. He has held several leadership roles within the School, having served as Programme Lead for the MSc Finance (Online), the MSc International Finance and Political Relations, and the MSc Corporate Finance and Law. In 2024, he was appointed to the Senatus Academicus of the University, where he will serve until 2028.

Dr Lee's research has been published in leading international journals in finance and economics, including the International Review of Financial Analysis, European Financial Management, the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, the Journal of Asset Management, Research in International Business and Finance, the Review of World Economics, and the Journal of Banking Regulation. He also serves as a peer reviewer for several international finance journals, including European Financial Management, the International Journal of Finance & Economics, Finance Research Letters, and the Journal of Asset Management.

His research interests span a broad range of topics in finance, with a particular focus on international investment and portfolio management, market efficiency, and environmental and climate finance.

Beyond academia, Dr Lee has worked extensively as a consultant for both private firms and public organisations. His former clients include Select Sector SPDRs, Rakuten, Inc., Citrix Systems, Inc., and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.

See the Curriculum Vitae of Dr Lee for additional details.

Prizes and Awards

• Nominee for the Governor General’s Gold Medal (Canada / 2020)

Research Overview

Investment, Portfolio Management, Capital Markets, Political Finance, and Environmental Finance

Current Research

• The Impact of Climate Change on Firm Valuation in the International Equity Markets” with C. Schalck and M. Schalck (IPAG Business School). Under review - Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (CABS4)
• Global Economic Policy Uncertainty and Corporate Investment: Empirical Evidence from the U.S. Equity Market with J. Song (Konkuk University).

Past Research

• The Effects of Negative Interest Rate on Equity and Currency Exchange Markets (with Lorne N. Switzer)

Collaborations

• Professor Lorne N. Switzer (Concordia University, Montreal, Canada)
• Professor Thomas J. Walker (Concordia University, Montreal, Canada)
• Professor Christophe Schalck (IPAG Business School, Nice, France)
• Dr Laura McCann (University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK)
• Dr Son Pham (University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK)
• Dr Jeongseop Song (Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea)
• Dr Meryem Yankol-Schalck (IPAG Business School, Nice, France)
• Dr Aoran Zhang (Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada) 
• Dr Jun Wang (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada)
• Dr Nabil El Meslmani (Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada)

Teaching Responsibilities

Course Coordination

• FI2004 Finance 2: Business Finance (2025/26 - Present)
• BU593Y Investment Project (2023/24 - 2024/25)
• BU5526 Portfolio Analysis and Management (2020/21 - 2024/25)