Xi Li

Associate Professor

London School of Economics and Political Science

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BIO

Dr Li is an expert in financial reporting and disclosure, corporate social responsibility (CSR), shareholder engagements in ESG and debt contracting with a focus on international capital markets.

Language(s)

English, Chinese

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Areas of expertise

Sustainability
Shareholder engagement

Corporate governance
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Profile

Dr Xi Li is Associate Professor of Accounting at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), having earned her PhD in accounting from the London Business School.

Dr Li studies financial reporting and disclosure, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and shareholder engagements on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Her studies have been published in leading academic journals in the field of accounting and finance and her research papers have won many awards, including First Prize in the Brandes Institute Research Paper Contest, International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM) Research Award, Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing, and the FIR-PRI Award for Best Published Research Article.

Her research findings have been cited by popular media and regulatory documents including Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Pension & Investments and more.

Dr Li also serves as a Technical Advisory Board Member of Transition Pathway Initiative Centre, and a research fellow at Centre for Endowment Asset Management of Cambridge Judge Business School and European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).

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