Dr. Weineng XU is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance from University of Arkansas. He also holds an M.A. Applied Economics from University of Cincinnati and a B.A. Economics from East China Normal University.

Professor XU's research interests are corporate finance, social networks in finance, corporate governance, and experimental finance. His research has been presented at national conferences such as FMA, EFA, MFA, and SWFA. He has published on Journal of Economic Education. He is a former research assistant at the Economics Center at the University of Cincinnati, offering consulting services on reginal economic policies and their impact.