• Department of English

    • Dr Jessie CHEUNG （張詩婷博士）
    PhD (Nanyang Technology University)
    MA (Georgetown University)
    BA (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

    MSc-EM Programme Associate Programme Director, School of Business
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Management

    Tel : (852) 39635499


    Dr Jessie Cheung is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. She received her PhD from Nanyang Technology University’s College of Business, Division of Strategy, International Business, and Entrepreneurship. Dr Cheung’s research areas are entrepreneurship and sustainability, with a focus on social and sustainable entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial finance, and stakeholder relationship. Before transitioning to academia, Jessie spent 18 years in front-office and management roles across investment and corporate banking, corporate finance in multinational corporation, and management consulting, primarily in Greater China and Southeast Asia.

    Research and Teaching InterestsIntellectual Contributions (Publications, Conferences, Books, Book Chapters, etc.)Research Grants and AwardsBusiness and Professional Engagements
    TopResearch and Teaching Interests
    • Entrepreneurship ecosystem
    • Entrepreneurial finance
    • Social and environmental entrepreneurship
    • Strategic decision-making in entrepreneurship
    TopIntellectual Contributions (Publications, Conferences, Books, Book Chapters, etc.)
    Publications (A*/ A/ B in ABDC journal list only): 
    • Ahlstrom, D., Chang, A. Y., & Cheung, J. S. (2019). Encouraging entrepreneurship and economic growth. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 12(4), 178. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm12040178 (ABDC: B)
    TopResearch Grants and Awards
    • Principal Investigator, Beyond Resources: Micro-Level Governance in University Deep-Tech Venture Teams. HKD 493,330, RGC. 2026-2027
    • Co-investigator, Decarbonizing the Global South with Sustainable Investment. SGD 30,000. Social Science and Humanities Research Grant (SSHR) 2025 – 2027.
    • Co-investigator, The Strategic Approach of Venture Capitalists to Sustainability in Early-Stage Investment Decisions. SGD 73,560. Ministry of Education Singapore (MOE) AcRF Tier 1 Grant. 2023 – 2025.
    • Best PhD paper, Australian Center for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange (ACERE) Conference 2023.
    TopBusiness and Professional Engagements
    • Co-founder and Director, Tempus Organization, non-profit organization in Cambodia, 2011 to present.
    • Grant Committee, Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise LTD, “raiSE”, the public-funded social entrepreneurship ecosystem builder, 2019 to 2023.