Associate Professor in Finance
- Ph.D in Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (2016)
- MBA, M.S. in Finance, Washington University in Saint Louis, U.S.A. (2004)
- B.S. in Economics, University of International Business and Economics, China (1997)
- Assistant Professor of Finance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China (Jun. 2016 – Jun. 2024)
- Investment Analyst, Reinsurance Group of America, U.S.A. (Jun. 2004 – Jul. 2010)
- Credit Analyst, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Headquarter, China (1997 Jun. – 2001 Nov.)
- Financial Management (undergraduate course, 2017-2024)
- Quantitative Method for Finance (master course, 2016-2023)
- Hide in the herd: macroeconomic uncertainty and analyst forecast dispersion 2023. Shen Zhao and Guofu Zhou. Working paper.
- Uncertainty effects on stock price reaction to Federal Reserve policy. Shen Zhao 2023. Working paper.
- Predictability and Uncertainty. Shen Zhao and Guofu Zhou. Working in progress.
- Asset pricing, macroeconomics, information diffusion, uncertainty, predictability, behavioral finance
- Investor Sentiment and economic forces. Junyan Shen, Jianfeng Yu and Shen Zhao 2017 Journal of Monetary Economics 86 1-27.
- Time-varying demand for lottery: Speculation ahead of earnings announcements. Bibuo Liu, Huijun Wang, Jianfeng Yu, and Shen Zhao 2020. Journal of Financial Economics 138 789-817.
- The macroeconomic announcement premium and information environment 2023. Chu Zhang and Shen Zhao. Journal of Monetary Economics 139 55-73.
- [Conference Presentation] Chu Zhang and Shen Zhao, The macroeconomic announcement premium and information environment, Northern Finance Association, 30th annual conference, September 2018; Multinational Finance Society, 25th annual conference, June 2018.
- [Conference Presentation] Shen Zhao and Guofu Zhou, Hide in the herd: macroeconomic uncertainty and analyst forecasts dispersion, The 19th Chinese Finance Annual Meeting 2022; The 29th Annual MFS Conference 2023; FMA Annual Conference 2023; 16th annual meeting of the Academy of behavioral finance and economics 2023.
- Member of CFA Institution and Society (Since 2006)
- Member of Global Association of Risk Professionals (Since 2007)