Ellen Orr

Key information

Roles
Teaching Fellow
Qualifications
BSc, MBA, FRM
Email address
eo10@soas.ac.uk

Biography

Ellen is a Senior Teaching Fellow within the School of Finance and Management.

Ellen is a former banker, who worked in China for more than 20 years. There she established the securities sales and trading unit for China's first international investment bank, and taught at leading Chinese business schools.

She researches and writes business school case studies for Hong Kong universities. Previously, Ellen led new initiatives and managed risk and operations for major investment banks and financial firms in the United States, United Kingdom and China.

Research interests

Capital Markets, Risk Management, Financial Services, Management in China

Publications:

  • Ant Group’s Suspended Initial Public Offering: The Disrupter, Disrupted

         2022, The University of Hong Kong Asian Case Research Centre

  • Nike, the NBA, China, and Free Speech: A Zone Defense

         2021, The University of Hong Kong Asian Case Research Centre

  • Huawei at a Crossroads:  Reacting to the US Equipment Ban

         2020, The University of Hong Kong Asian Case Research Centre

  • Telling the Fortunes of One Belt, One Road: B+L Forecasts for the Construction Supply Industry

         2019, The University of Hong Kong Asian Case Research Centre 

  • 100 Women in Finance: Empowering Women in the Finance Industry

         2018, HKUST Business School, Thompson Center for Business Case Studies 

  • The Neat Account: Fintech Innovation in Hong Kong

        2018, HKUST Business School, Thompson Center for Business Case Studies

  • CLP Group: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Factors and their Effects on Valuation, Parts A and B

        2017, HKUST Business School, Thompson Center for Business Case Studies

  • Alchemy of Innovation at TSL Jewellery Ltd: Adding Value to Gold - Transforming a Traditional Business

        2016, HKUST Business School, Thompson Center for Business Case Studies

  • Implementing Quantitative Risk Management and VaR in a Chinese Investment Bank

        2015, HKUST Business School, Thompson Center for Business Case Studies

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