Jim Kyung-Soo Liew

Areas of Interest: , Big Data Machine Learning,, Advance Hedge Fund Strategies,, Leading Entrepreneurship and Innovation,, Mergers and Acquisitions,, Wealth Management

Dr. Jim Kyung-Soo Liew is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and revels in pushing the boundaries of financial knowledge and product development both as an academic and FinTech Data Scientist. He has published pioneering research in the intersection of social media big data and financial markets.

He currently teaches "Big Data Machine Learning," "Advanced Hedge Fund Strategies," and "Leading Entrepreneurship and Innovation" at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Additionally, he serves as the Chairman of the Johns Hopkins Innovation Factory and has received the Dean’s Award for Faculty Excellence 2015-2017. He also serves on the Editorial Board of Journal of Portfolio Management and co-authored the most read Invited Editorial "iGDP?".

He owns and operates SoKat Consulting, LLC (www.SoKat.co). SoKat creates world-class Machine Learning / AI products and services primarily servicing large hedge funds, government agencies, academic institutions and select-startups. SoKat unlocks the hidden value of data through thoughtful and creative solutions, comprising of actionable business intelligence, transparent data analytics, and bold predictive modeling.

Previously, Jim has been with the Carlyle Asset Management Group, Campbell and Company, and Morgan Stanley. He holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Finance from Columbia University. 

He currently lives just outside of Baltimore with his wife and two daughters, who he plans to raise as the next generation disruptors. 

Newsweek's AI & Data Science Advisory Board Member -- http://www.aidataconf.com/advisory-board--speaker-biographies
NaisA Board's Executive Committee -- http://www.naisaglobal.org/video/

• Editorial Advisory Board Journal of Portfolio Management
• Chairman of NYU Stern Hedge Fund Association
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Columbia Business School, 1996