Viet Tran

Wayne State University, Michigan
Ph.D., Finance, 2025 (Expected)

Portland State University, Oregon
M.Sc., Finance, 2019
M.B.A., General Management, 2018

University of Economics Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
B.A., Business Administration, 2012

• Corporate Misconduct
• Earnings Management
• Organizational Capital
• Political Corruption
• Strategic Alliances
• Venture Capital Investment

Research Interests:

• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Venture Capital
• Behavioral Finance

Teaching Interests:

• Business Finance
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Corporate Financial Management

• Organizational Capital and Earnings Management (Working Paper, August 2024)
• Climate Policy Uncertainty and Earnings Management (Working Paper, September 2024)
• Corporate Misconduct and Strategic Alliances (Working Paper, June 2024)
• Does Political Corruption Undermine Venture Capital Investments (with Mai Iskandar-Datta) (Working Paper, July 2023)

Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting 2024
Presentation: Corporate Misconduct and Strategic Alliances (Tran, 2024)

Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting 2023
Presentation: Does Political Corruption Undermine Venture Capital Investments? (Iskandar-Datta & Tran, 2023)
Discussant: The Impact of Natural Disasters on Venture Capital Activity, Venture Success and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (Groh, Nguyen, & Nguyen, 2023)