Long Chen

Long Chen currently serves as the director of Luohan Academy, the open think tank of Alibaba Group, and executive provost of Hupan School of Entrepreneurship. Before this, he was the chief strategy officer of Ant Financial Group since 2014.

Chen received his Ph.D. in Finance from University of Toronto, and was a tenured professor at Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis. After returning to China in 2010, Chen took the position of Associate Dean of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), Professor of Finance.

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The Privacy Paradox

Video | May 12, 2021

Can big data strengthen global inclusivity and trust?

The Future of Work | What is Technology? Accelerator, Enabler, or Displacer?

moderated by Katya Klinova with Long Chen, Anton Korinek and John Van Reenen

Event Webinar | Sep 29, 2020

Human societies have always coevolved with technology, but how can we think of technology? Is it an external force outside our control, or do we have a say in its direction, development and deployment?

Why Data Is Like Fire

Video | Mar 11, 2020

Dr. Chen Long, Director of the Luohan Academy, explains why the digital revolution is so different from the industrial revolution