Alminas Žaldokas is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on the intersection between industrial organisation and finance with a particular interest in how firms innovate and the implications of product market collusion on firms’ financial decisions. He holds a PhD from INSEAD (France). His papers have been published in the RAND Journal of Economics, Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of International Economics, Management Science, and the Review of Financial Studies.