Nan Zhu

Color portrait of Nan Zhu

Associate Professor of Risk Management

Department Risk Management
Office Address 303 Business Building
Email Address nxz24@psu.edu

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Dr. Nan Zhu is an Associate Professor of Risk Management at the Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in Financial Mathematics, and B.A. in Economics, all from Peking University in China, and received his PhD in Risk Management and Insurance from Georgia State University. His doctoral thesis was sponsored by the 2011 Research Grant from the Geneva Association.

Dr. Zhu is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA). His research interests include stochastic mortality modeling, secondary life market, longevity risk management, and insurance contract theory. His paper, “Lapse-and-Reentry in Variable Annuities”, was awarded the 2017 Redington Prize by the Society of Actuaries.

Dr. Zhu teaches undergraduate actuarial science courses at Penn State. He was named a Penn State Teaching Fellow and awarded the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2023.

Education

Ph D, Risk Management and Insurance, Georgia State University, 2012

MS, Financial Mathematics, Peking University, 2007

BA, Economics, Peking University, 2005

BS, Financial Mathematics, Peking University, 2005

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