Alex Zhang, also known as Junru Zhang, serves as a Lecturer in Accounting in the Accounting and Finance Discipline at the UWA Business School, University of Western Australia. He holds a Ph.D. and prior to his academic career, worked in Credit Risk Strategy and Assurance at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where he was responsible for credit risk reporting, monitoring, and assurance in consumer finance. Zhang contributes to undergraduate teaching in management and commerce fields within the Business School.

His research specializations include sustainability accounting, carbon accounting, artificial intelligence in finance, FinTech and alternative finance, climate finance, corporate governance, climate change, and carbon governance. Zhang has produced 29 research outputs documented in the UWA Profiles and Research Repository. Key peer-reviewed publications feature "Does artificial intelligence mitigate climate change exposure?" (Journal of Banking & Finance, 2026, with Le Luo and Joey Yang), "Artificial intelligence innovation and stock price crash risk" (Journal of Financial Research, 2025, with Cuiling Cui, Chen Zheng, and Gary Taylor), "A global study of climate uncertainty and carbon assurance" (British Accounting Review, 2025, with Le Luo), "Is internal carbon pricing an agent of change in the green transition?" (British Accounting Review, 2026, with Huayun Chen and Yuan George Shan), "Do students have satisfying educational experiences at sustainable universities? Evidence from Australian universities" (British Accounting Review, 2026, with Yuan George Shan and N. D. Kapu Arachchilage), "Carbon management ability and climate risk exposure: An international investigation" (2025), "Climate risk and stock price crash: The role of text-based carbon disclosure" (2025), "Carbon management system and firm operational efficiency" (2025), "The impact of managerial ownership on carbon transparency: Australian evidence" (2021), and "CSR, media and stock illiquidity: Evidence from Chinese listed financial firms" (2020). These works have received citations tracked in Scopus and Web of Science, contributing to advancements in financial stability, sustainability, and technology integration in accounting.

Professional Email: alex.zhang@uwa.edu.au