Leadership

Dr. Jim Kyung-Soo Liew

Finance & Strategy · Co-Founder

Finance professor, entrepreneur, and AI strategist leading Dome Therapeutics' corporate strategy, capital formation, and commercialization.

Portrait of Dr. Jim Kyung-Soo Liew

Biography

Dr. Jim Kyung-Soo Liew is Associate Professor of Finance at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, where he teaches entrepreneurship, AI, blockchain, and quantitative investing.

He is also President and Co-Founder of SoKat, an AI and data science firm. At Dome, he leads corporate strategy, financing, and partnerships.

Focus

Research Interests

  • Venture Capital
  • Biotechnology Commercialization
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Quantitative Finance
  • Financial Markets
  • Blockchain
  • Alternative Data
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Venture Building
  • Innovation

Research

Selected Publications

  • 2017

    The Case for Bitcoin for Institutional Investors: Bubble Investing or Fundamentally Sound?

    SSRN Electronic Journal

  • 2019

    Cryptocurrency Investing Examined

    The Journal of the British Blockchain Association

  • 2019

    Pairs Trading Strategy with Geolocation Data: The Battle Between Under Armour and Nike

    The Journal of Financial Data Science

  • 2019

    This Time Is Different, but It Will End the Same Way: Unrecognized Secular Changes in the Bond Market Since the 2008 Crisis

    SSRN Electronic Journal

View complete publication list on SSRN

Training

Education

  • B.A., Mathematics

    University of Chicago

  • Ph.D., Finance

    Columbia Business School

Recognition

Awards & Honors

  • 2015–2019

    Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Dean's Award for Faculty Excellence

  • Editorial Board, Journal of Portfolio Management

  • Editorial Board, Journal of Alternative Investments

  • Editorial Board, Journal of the British Blockchain Association

  • Chairman, Johns Hopkins Innovation Factory

Career

Professional Experience

  • Present

    Co-Founder

    Dome Therapeutics

  • Present

    Associate Professor of Finance

    Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

  • Present

    Chairman

    Johns Hopkins Innovation Factory

  • Present

    President & Co-Founder

    SoKat

  • Previously

    Carlyle Asset Management Group

  • Previously

    Campbell & Company

  • Previously

    Morgan Stanley

Ventures

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

  • Present

    President & Co-Founder

    SoKat

  • Present

    Chairman

    Johns Hopkins Innovation Factory

  • Present

    Faculty Advisor

    Johns Hopkins Private Equity, Angel Investing & Venture Capital Club

  • Present

    Faculty Advisor

    Johns Hopkins FinTech Club

  • Present

    Faculty Advisor

    Innovation Factory