Guofu Zhou

Guofu Zhou, the Frederick Bierman & James E. Spears Professor of Finance at Washington University's Olin Business School, has been a faculty member since 1990. His academic career includes multiple

• Reid Teaching Awards (2020, 2019, 2018, 2014, 2010)
• Best Paper Awards (Institute for Quantitative Investment Research 2019, Chinese Finance Association 2010, Inquire UK/Europe 2019 & 2024)

and affiliations with journals like the Journal of Financial Economics and Management Science.

Education:

• PhD, Duke University (1990)
• MA, Duke University (1987)
• MS, Academia Sinica (1985)
• BS, Chengdu University of Technology (1982)

His research bridges empirical asset pricing and applied AI/machine learning, with a focus on

• market efficiency
• anomaly exploitation
• Bayesian inference
• option pricing
• Chinese financial markets
• behavioral finance

He has contributed to understanding equity risk premium predictability, technical analysis, and portfolio optimization techniques.

Key trends in his Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Finance, and Review of Financial Studies publications include machine learning applications in asset pricing, anomaly-market linkages, and fear sentiment in Treasury markets. Recent work with ChatGPT explores textual analysis of earnings calls.

Scientific Awards:

• Best Paper Award, Institute for Quantitative Investment Research (2019)
• Finalist for Crowell Memorial Prize (2024)
• Led multiple Best Paper Awards at conferences like FMA and SIF

Contact: zhou@wustl.edu | Office: Simon Hall Room 207