Lin William Cong

Lin William Cong is the Rudd Family Endowed Chair Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. They serve as the founding faculty director for the FinTech Initiative and represent the SC Johnson College of Business in the Radical AI Collaboration. Professor Cong is also a senior economic advisor at Chainlink Labs and an advisor for BlackRock, contributing expertise in AI research. They have held various academic roles, including faculty member at the University of Chicago and teaching assistant at Stanford Graduate School of Business. With a Ph.D. in Finance and an extensive background in financial economics, their research has been featured in leading media and has influenced various investment and regulatory agencies globally.