Dr. Lisa Tang is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Policy at the National University of Singapore. Her research lies at the intersection of corporate strategy, organizational learning, and strategic human capital, with a focus on how firms build and source capabilities across boundaries in pursuit of long-term competitive advantage.
Her work has been published in the Strategic Management Journal and recognized with several awards from SMS, including the SMS Best Conference Paper Prize (Honourable Mention), Best Research Methods Paper Prize, Best PhD Paper Prize, and the Best Corporate Strategy IG Paper Prize.
Dr. Tang holds a PhD in Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with honors in Philosophy from Harvard College, where she received the Hoopes Prize for her undergraduate thesis. Before joining academia, she worked as an M&A investment banker in Hong Kong and London.
Dr. Tang received her PhD in Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where her was a Strategy Research Foundation Dissertation Scholar. She received her Bachelors of Arts with Honors in Philosophy from Harvard College. Her undergraduate thesis won the Harvard Hoopes Prize, which is considered to be “one of the highest academic commendations the University gives to undergraduates.” Prior to academia, she worked as an M&A investment banker in Morgan Stanley’s Hong Kong and London offices.