Lin William Cong

Lin William Cong is an esteemed academic and industry expert currently serving as the Founding Faculty Director of FinTech at Cornell and a Senior Economist and Senior Economic Advisor at Chainlink Labs. Cong also holds advisory positions at BlackRock and the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, while being a Rudd Family Professor of Management and Associate Professor of Finance at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management. Previously, Cong was a faculty member at The University of Chicago's Center of East Asian Studies and served as Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Lin William's educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Finance and a Master of Science in Statistics from Stanford University, as well as a joint undergraduate and master's degree from Harvard University. Cong's research and advisory work encompass areas of finance, data science, and economic innovation.