Pian Shu is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit. She teaches the Technology and Operations Management course in the MBA required curriculum.

Professor Shu studies innovation, talent allocation, and productivity from a labor economics perspective. She is currently examining the accumulation of inventive human capital among innovators and the impact of economic conditions on their early career choices.

A recipient of the Kauffmann Dissertation Fellowship in Entrepreneurship, Professor Shu earned her Ph.D. in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She graduated from Colgate University with a BA in mathematics and mathematical economics.