Faculty/Staff

Jung Chul Park

Jung Chul Park

Professor and the Fintech Professor of Finance
Associate Director, Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance
Director, MS Financial Analytics and MS Fintech
jpark5@usf.edu
Office: BSN 3107
Phone: 813-974-9680

Jung Chul Park is a professor of finance and the Fintech Professor of Finance. He serves as the associate director of the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance and the director of MS Financial Analytics and MS Fintech programs. Professor Park has spearheaded the development of the innovative fintech programs and strengthened both the graduate and undergraduate finance curricula, including securing STEM designation for the MS and BS finance programs.

He teaches finance theory and applications to doctoral and master鈥檚 students. He also developed the first Global Citizens course through his undergraduate international finance course. Before joining the faculty at USF, he taught at Auburn University and Louisiana Tech University.

Professor Park's research interests are in corporate finance, investments, international finance, and the interaction of finance and politics. His work has been published 68 articles in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of Corporate Finance, which have received more than 4,000 citations on Google Scholar. 

He has received numerous research honors, including the Shinhan Bank鈥揔AFA Young Scholar Award, the Top-Journal Paper Award, and the Best Paper Award from the Korea America Finance Association; several Best Paper and Outstanding Paper Awards at the European Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, the Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, and the Joint Conference of the Allied Korean Finance Associations; and the Best Paper Award from the Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies. He has also received numerous research awards from the 最新天美传媒, Auburn University, and Louisiana Tech University.

He earned a PhD in finance from 最新天美传媒 in 2007 and an MBA with a concentration in finance from Binghamton University in 2003.

Teaching

  • FIN 6804 鈥 Finance Theory and Applications (Doctoral, Master鈥檚)

  • FIN 3604 鈥 International Finance (Undergraduate, Global Citizens Course)

Research

  • "Age Demographics and Stock Return Comovement," with Shaddy Douidar, Suin Lee, and Christos Pantzalis, 2026, Journal of Corporate Finance 100: 103030.

  • "CEO Personality Traits, Strategic Flexibility, and Firm Dynamics," with Tom Aabo, Christos Pantzalis, Lenos Trigeorgis, and Jesper N. Wulff, 2024, Journal of Corporate Finance 84: 102524.

  • "A Cognitive Perspective of Real Options Investment: CEO Overconfidence," with Joon Mahn Lee and Guoli Chen, 2023, Strategic Management Journal 44(4): 1084-1110.

  • "CEO Career Horizon, Corporate Governance, and Real Options: The Role of Economic Short-Termism," with Joon Mahn Lee and Timothy B. Folta, 2018, Strategic Management Journal 39(10): 2703-2725.

  • "Political Geography and Stock Returns: The Value and Risk Implications of Proximity to Political Power," with Chansog Kim and Christos Pantzalis, 2012, Journal of Financial Economics 106(1): 196-228.

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ABDC鈥檚 A* Rated Journals

  • 鈥淓very Person Has Their Price? Political Corruption and CEO Compensation,鈥 with Yu Chen, Chao He, Hui L. James, and Ziyun Yang, British Accounting Review, Forthcoming.

  • 鈥淧olitical Geography, Myside Bias, and Retail Investor Behavior,鈥 with Chansog (Francis) Kim, Yun Meng and Christos Pantzalis, 2026, Financial Management 55(2): 329-362.

  • "Holiday Effects on Tipping Rates in Full-Service Restaurants,鈥 with Faizan Ali, Christopher C. Olson, Christos Pantzalis, Jong Chool Park, and Dahlia Robinson, 2024, International Journal of Hospitality Management 122: 103826

  • "The Effect of Proximity to Political Power on Corporate Cash Policy,鈥 with Efstathios Magerakis and Christos Pantzalis, 2023, Journal of Corporate Finance 82: 102448.

  • "Large Sample Evidence on Tipping Rates in the Restaurant Industry: A Comprehensive Study," with Faizan Ali, Christopher C. Olson, Christos Pantzalis, and Jong Chool Park, 2023, International Journal of Hospitality Management 111: 103458.

  • "So Far Away from Me: Firm Location and the Managerial Ownership Effect on Firm Value," with Bradley W. Benson, Yu Chen, and Hui L. James, 2020, Journal of Corporate Finance 64: 101658.

  • "Know Thy Neighbor: Political Uncertainty and the Informational Advantage of Local Institutional Investors," with Tom Aabo, Suin Lee, and Christos Pantzalis, 2020, Journal of Banking and Finance 113: 105762.

  • "The Role of Corporate Political Strategies in M&As," with Croci Ettore, Christos Pantzalis, and Dimitris Petmezas, 2017, Journal of Corporate Finance 43: 260-287.

  • 鈥淚diosyncratic Volatility: An Indicator of Noise Trading?鈥 with Tom Aabo and Christos Pantzalis, 2017, Journal of Banking and Finance 75: 136-151.

  • 鈥淢ultinationality as Real Option Facilitator 鈥 Illusion or Reality?鈥 with Tom Aabo and Christos Pantzalis, 2016, Journal of Corporate Finance 38: 1-17.

  • 鈥淧olitical Power, Economic Freedom and Congress: Effects on Bank Performance,鈥 with Daniel M. Gropper and John S. Jahera Jr., 2015, Journal of Banking and Finance 60: 76-92.

  • "Multinationality and Opaqueness" with Tom Aabo and Christos Pantzalis, 2015, Journal of Corporate Finance 30: 65-84.

  • 鈥淓xuberance Out of Left Field: Do Sports Results Cause Investors to Take Their Eyes Off the Ball?鈥 with Christos Pantzalis, 2014, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 107: 760-780.

  • 鈥淭oo Close for Comfort? Geographic Propinquity to Political Power and Stock Returns,鈥 with Christos Pantzalis, 2014, Journal of Banking and Finance 48: 57-78.

  • 鈥淏usiness in Troubled Waters: Does Adverse Attitude Affect Firm Value?鈥 with Dipanwita Sarkar, Jayanta Sarkar, and Keven Yost, 2013, Journal of Corporate Finance 22: 221-235.

  • 鈥淒oes It Help to Have Friends in High Places? Bank Stock Performance and Congressional Committee Chairmanships,鈥 with Daniel M. Gropper and John S. Jahera Jr., 2013, Journal of Banking and Finance 37(6): 1986-1999.

  • 鈥淐onsumption-Based CAPM Models: International Evidence,鈥 with Ali F. Darrat and Bin Li, 2011, Journal of Banking and Finance 35(8): 2148-2157.

  • 鈥淐EO Decision Horizon and Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation,鈥 with Murad Antia and Christos Pantzalis, 2010, Journal of Corporate Finance 16(3): 288-301.

  • 鈥淓quity Market Valuation of Human Capital and Stock Returns,鈥 with Christos Pantzalis, 2009, Journal of Banking and Finance 33(9): 1610-1623.

  • 鈥淐orporate Use of Derivatives and Excess Value of Diversification,鈥 with J. Barry Lin and Christos Pantzalis, 2007, Journal of Banking and Finance 31(3): 889-913.

Service

  • Editorial Board, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2025 鈥 Present

  • Chair, Graduate Policy Committee, USF Muma College of Business, 2024 鈥 Present

  • Secretary General, Korea America Finance Association, 2017 鈥 2021

  • Editorial Review Board, Journal of Business Research, 2016 鈥 2020

  • Associate Editor, Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, 2015 鈥 2024.