Yu Shan (单禹), Ph.D., FRM
I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Finance at Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management. Prior to joining Syracuse University, I served as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Finance at Concordia University, John Molson School of Business, between 2019 and 2022. I earned my Ph.D. in Finance at the Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, in 2019. I also hold an MSc degree in Financial Engineering from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the Central University of Finance and Economics.
I conduct research broadly in the areas of banking and financial intermediation, focusing on issues related to FinTech, consumer finance, social networks, systemic risk, managerial behavior, and corporate social responsibility. I teach FinTech for senior undergraduate and graduate business majors at Syracuse University and taught Management of Financial Institutions for senior undergraduate Finance majors and Special Topics in Finance - Banking for graduate Finance majors at Concordia University. I also taught Banking at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen).
Testimony about FinTech and Open Banking in front of the New York State Assembly's Committee on Banks and Committee on Science and Technology, March 7, 2024.
Research Interests
Banking, Financial Intermediation, FinTech, Social Network, Systemic Risk, Managerial Behavior, Corporate Social Responsibility, Consumer Finance
Contact Information
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Syracuse University
721 University Ave, 120C
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
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Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor of Finance (Tenure Track)
Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
2022 - present
Assistant Professor of Finance (Tenure Track)
John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
2019 - 2022
Education
Baruch College
Ph.D. in Finance
2014 - 2019
University of Southern California
M.S. in Financial Engineering
2012 - 2014
Central University of Finance and Economics
B.A. in Finance
2008 - 2012
Professional Qualifications