Jialu Shen, the Associate Professor of Finance (untenured) at International School of Finance, Fudan University. Before Joining Fudan University, Jialu Shen was an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri. Professor Shen’s research interests include household finance, asset pricing, portfolio allocation, and real estate finance.

Professor Shen’s work has been published in top journals such as Management Science and The Journal of Finance. She has received numerous awards for her research, including Best Paper Awards at the EFMA Annual Meeting, Financial Management and Accounting Research Conference, and FMA Asia/Pacific Conference.

Professor Shen has held visiting appointments at institutions such as the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is actively engaged in the academic community, serving as a Junior Editor at the Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education and as a referee for several leading finance journals. She has also presented her research at major international conferences including AFA, MFA, CICF, CEPR, NBER SI and Adam Smith.

In addition to her research, Professor Shen teaches Investments at the undergraduate and Master’s levels and has previously taught Asset Pricing in the PhD program. She brings a strong background in both academic and industry experience, having worked with firms such as Roland Berger and The Boston Consulting Group. 

Professor Shen earned her Ph.D. in Finance from Imperial College London in 2019, M.A.in Management from London Business School in 2013, M.A. in Financial Maths from University of Warwick in 2012. 

(Updated by October 2025)