Dr. Yong Li is a leading entreprenurship scholar, and an expert on corporate strategy and venture capital. He is the Lee Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he is also the Research Director of the Troesh Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He serves as the co-editor for the leading entrepreneurship journal. His research focuses on how firms make strategic decisions in highly entrepreneurial contexts. His work has been recognized by various organizations and featured by Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, Crowdfund Insider, Knowledge@Wharton, among others.

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​Dr. Li sits on the advisory boards of several startups, and consults for startups and companies. He has given invited talks at leading business schools around the world, and delivered keynote speeches on topics ranging from venture capital, crowdfunding, artificial intelligence, to international strategy and social entrepreneurship.