Hongju Ren

Name: Hongju Ren

Title: Assistant Professor of Finance

Education:

  • Ph.D., Finance, Stevens Institute of Technology
  • M.S., Accounting and Finance, Warwick University (UK)
  • B.S., Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Office: 201 Carroll Hall

Phone: 803/323-2162

Email: renh@winthrop.edu

Area(s): Corporate Finance, Behavioural Finance, FinTech, Cultural Finance


Dr. Hongju Ren is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Winthrop University. Her research and teaching focus on corporate finance, behavioral finance, and financial technology (FinTech). Dr. Ren’s research has been published in the Journal of Corporate Finance. Her working papers have been selected for presentation at leading U.S. finance conferences, including the 2024 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, where one of her papers was a semi-finalist for the Best Paper Award in Asset Pricing & Investments, and the 2025 American Finance Association (AFA) Annual Meeting.