Mu-Sheng "Shane" Chang
Professor
Brief Biography
Dr. Mu-Sheng “Shane” Chang is a professor of finance and insurance at the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics of California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Chang has been on the faculty at CSUN since 2011. He holds a doctorate in risk management and insurance (RMI) from Temple University and an MBA from the University of Southern California.
Dr. Chang's research focuses on alternative risk transfer techniques in captive insurance and self-insurance. His knowledge creation through journal publications has appeared in the Applied Economics, Journal of Insurance Regulation, Journal of Insurance Issues, and Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance, among others.
His teaching interests include RMI and investments. Dr. Chang serves as the associate director of the Center for RMI at CSUN. Since 2021, he has served on the proposal review committees of the Asian-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (APRIA). In addition, he was on the Board of Governors of APRIA (2021 – 2024) and on the board of the Southern Risk and Insurance Association (2016 - 2019).
His article on captive insurance by Japanese Nikkei 225 companies received the Best Paper Award from the Academy of Finance, MBAA International, in 2026. The Los Angeles Chapter of RIMS (LA RIMS) presented Dr. Chang with a "Special Recognition Award 2019" for his years of supporting the Chapter and its members and educating CSUN students interested in RMI.
Education
- Ph.D. 2008, Temple University
- M.B.A. 2001, University of Southern California
- B.A. 1991, School of Management Tunghai University
Research
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