Angel Zhong is a Professor of Finance at RMIT University. She is an award winning finance academic who specialises in empirical asset pricing, digital finance, global financial markets, investor behaviour and the recent trends in retail investing. She is an editorial board member of three prestigious field journals (Journal of Accounting LIterature, Finance Research Letters and Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money). Her research has strong investment applications for industry professional and investors. Her work has attracted over $600,000 in external research funding. Angel remains engaged with external stakeholders while undertaking her academic responsibilities. Her research has frequently attracted significant mainstream media attention internationally. Her commitment to translating her research to improve the financial literacy and wellbeing of Australians has seen her recognised as the finalist of the Women in Finance Awards 2021 and 2023 in Australia, in the category of 'Thought leader of the Year.' She is also recognised as a Linkedin Top Voice.