Hai Lin

Hai Lin, Ph.D., is Dean of the Research Institute at Far East Credit Rating Co., Ltd. and a leading expert on the digital economy and data assetization. He holds a Ph.D. in Law from Peking University and completed postdoctoral studies in economics. From 2007 to 2010 he was a Visiting Scholar at the Universities of Bayreuth and Tübingen in Germany, where he specialized in EU data governance and comparative regulation. His career spans securities regulation, stock exchanges, and Alibaba Group, with experience in global e-commerce and cross-border data operations. He has led provincial and national research projects in fintech and industrial digitization, and authored influential reports on topics such as financial IT localization and data asset registration standards. Lin advises provincial governments on strategies for data-driven industrial transformation and cross-border data exchange, aligning Chinese standards with global ESG frameworks and GDPR principles.