Giang Nguyen is an Assistant Professor at the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University. He specializes in Corporate Finance, Merger and Acquisition, and Entrepreneurial Finance, and particularly focuses on how young and innovative companies interact with private and public capital markets. He has recently examined the value of social capital in mergers and acquisitions, the role of venture capitalists in competitive product markets, and the relationship between social connectedness and venture capital investments. Before getting a Ph.D. degree in Economics from Waseda University, Giang Nguyen obtained a master’s degree in Finance from the Australian National University. He has published articles in Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of Banking & Finance.