Biography

Thomas has extensive experience in both research and industry, having spent several years in investment banking and venture capital.

Research Interest

Venture Capital, International Business, and Innovation. 

Educational Background

• PhD (Applied Economics), Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2024)

• MBA with Distinction, University of Essex, UK (2017)

• BSc. (Exchange Program), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2008-2009)

• BSc (Mathematics, Business Management and Finance), Queen Mary University of London, UK (2010)

Working Experience

• Assistant Professor, Xiamen University, Malaysia Campus (2025-Now)

• Experience working with Venture Capital Funds and Blockchain Startups (since 2021)

• Teaching Assistant, MBA Course in Venture Capital and Private Equity, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2021)

• Instructor, Hebei University (2016-2018)

• Debt Capital Markets Research Assistant, Dealogic, City of London (2010-2011)

Research Experience

• National Social Science Fund of China Project (Project No: 20BJY190): “Motivations and Models of Cross-Border Venture Capital Investment in China from a Multi-Dimensional Distance Perspective.” Participant ranking 3/10.

Representative Publications

• Thomas Boryniec (First and Corresponding Author). "A Survey of Cross-border Venture Capital Research." Venture Capital. [2024]. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2023.2285997. Indexed in SSCI , SJR 2020-2022: Q1, 2023: Q2.

• Thomas Boryniec (Corresponding Author). "Long-term Reversal and Value Effects: The Role of Liquidity Risk." Applied Economics. [2023]. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2022.2097634. Indexed in SSCI, SJR Q2.

ACADEMIC CONFERENCES 

• "Judicial Local Protectionism and Securities Investor Protection," presented at the 21st German Law and Economics Association Conference at Hamburg University on the 18th of July 2024.

• “A Survey of Cross-Border Venture Capital” presented at the 1st Shanghai International Conference of Fintech, Innovation and Development, organised by Shanghai. International Studies University and Zhejiang University on August 2021.

• “What is a World-Class University?” presented at the China Higher Education Symposium at Xiamen University in November 2017.

WORKING PAPERS

• "The Impact of Geopolitical Sentiment on Cross-border Venture Capital." 

• "COVID-19’s Delayed VC Reallocation in China’s Healthcare Sector." 

• "Reverse Technology Spillover from Cross-border Corporate Venture Capital: Myth or Reality?". 

PEER REVIEWER FOR ACADEMIC JOURNALS

• Applied Economics (2025): Reviewed a manuscript on the relationship between intangible capital and market power.

Honors / Awards

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University Elite of International Students Award Nominee 

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University International Student Youth Excellence Award

• Recipient of the Antai College Teaching Assistant Excellence Award

• Recipient of Comprehensive Scholarship at Shanghai Jiao Tong University