Viet is a Professor of Finance at Alliance Manchester Business School. He is also an editor of the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (ABS3*), an internationally recognized outlet for research in accounting, corporate finance, and governance. His current research interests are empirical issues in corporate finance and sustainability.

Viet joined AMBS after successfully completing a PhD in Financial Economics at Leeds University Business School; his PhD thesis was awarded the Best PhD Paper Award at the Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference. His recent studies have been nominated various Best Paper Awards at the FMA Annual Meetings (Semi-finalist) and European Conference (Finalist), as well as the European Financial Management Association (EFMA) Conference. Viet’s research was funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and has appeared in world-leading finance and management journals, such as the Review of Financial Studies, Management Science, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Financial Markets. His research findings and their implications have featured in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Forbes.

Viet is a member of the American Finance Association (AFA), FMA, Society for Financial Studies (SFS), European Finance Association (EFA), and EFMA. He was a founding member and former President of the Vietnam Finance Association International (VFAI).