Rate My Professor Chanho Cho

Chanho Cho serves as Associate Professor of Finance in the School of Business at Black Hills State University. He joined the institution on August 20, 2018, initially as Assistant Professor of Finance before his promotion to Associate Professor. His office is situated in Meier Hall 336 on the Spearfish campus. In the 2024-2025 academic year, Cho received the Outstanding Research, Scholarship, and Creative Achievement Award from the BHSU College of Business, highlighting his impactful scholarly work.

Chanho Cho's research specialization in corporate finance is demonstrated through his publications and Google Scholar profile, which records 178 citations. Key works include "Do managers matter for corporate innovation?" published in the Journal of Corporate Finance in 2016 with co-authors Scott C. Hsu, Matthew R. Goldberg, and Lilian H. Ng (122 citations); "Do married CEOs foster more efficient innovation?" in the Review of Financial Economics in 2023 with Tim Mooney, Daewoung Choi, and Matthew T. Via; "Forecasting the Price of the Cryptocurrency Using Linear and Nonlinear Error Correction Model" in the Journal of Risk and Financial Management in 2022 with Jong-Min Kim and Chulhee Jun (24 citations); and "The Changing Dynamics of Board Independence: A Copula Based Quantile Regression Approach" in the Journal of Risk and Financial Management in 2020 with Kim, Jun, and Won Yong Kim (3 citations). He presented "Married CEOs and the 'S' in ESG management" at the Southern Finance Association 2022 conference. Cho has also influenced curriculum development, particularly the new Agribusiness and Finance specializations within the Business Administration degree. He noted, "The Finance specialization at BHSU is grounded in a rigorous academic framework that integrates theory, data-driven analysis, and applied learning. Our curriculum is designed to cultivate critical thinking and technical skills that are essential for navigating today’s complex financial environment. Through experiential resources like the Finance Lab and Investment Club, we enable students to bridge the gap between academic inquiry and professional practice."