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About

I am Yanfu Fang, a PhD student in Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in Strategy / Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management and Human Resources at the Wisconsin School of Business.

My research focuses on political lenses, corporate strategy, entrepreneurship, and collaboration and competition across organizations.

Working Papers & Research Projects

WPmanuscript writing

Selective Sharing on Crowdsourced Platforms

With Henning Piezunka.

DATAdata analysis

CEO Ideology and Human Capital Strategy

With Martin Ganco.

JMPjob market paper

Public Political Cues, Partner Selection, and Relationship Evolution in Venture Capital Syndication

Job market paper.

IDEAidea generation

CEO Ideology and Employee Entrepreneurship

With Martin Ganco.

Presentations

  • June 2026, Fudan University, Social Networks Society workshop, Public Political Cues, Partner Selection, and Relationship Evolution in Venture Capital Syndication.
  • 2026, The Ghoshal Conference, Selective Sharing on Crowdsourced Platforms, presenter: Henning Piezunka.
  • 2026, Doctoral Consortium @ Smith Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Public Political Cues, Partner Selection, and Relationship Evolution in Venture Capital Syndication.
  • 2026, Wisconsin School of Business, CEO Ideology and Human Capital Strategy.
  • 2025, Wisconsin School of Business, Selective Sharing on Crowdsourced Platforms, with Henning Piezunka.

Academic & Work Map

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Education

2023-2028University of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD in Business, Strategy / Entrepreneurship
2017-2020Bocconi University, MS in Economics
2018-2019University of Munich, Exchange Semester
2013-2017Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting & Finance, BS in Economics

Research Experience

2020-2023INSEAD, Research Assistant
2021-2022ETH Zurich, Junior Researcher
2019-2020Bocconi University, Research Assistant
2018-2019Max Planck Institute, Research Assistant

Teaching

2026Management of Innovation and Technology (MHR 415/715), TA/Grader; Strategic Management (MHR 423/723), TA/Grader
2025Introduction to Entrepreneurship (MHR 322), TA/Grader; Negotiation (MHR 628/728), TA/Lecturer/Grader
2023-2024Change Management (MHR 420), TA/Grader; Managing Organizations (MHR 300), TA/Grader

Service

2025PhD Research Committee, PhD Student Representative, Wisconsin School of Business, UW-Madison