Lin Peng holds the Krell Chair in Finance at the City University of New York. She is known for her work on behavioral economics.
Peng received her M.A. in biology from Wesleyan University in 1998. She earned a Ph.D. from Duke University in 2002. As of 2024 she holds the Krell Chair in Finance at the City University of New York.
Peng is known for her work on social networks and behavioral economics. She has examined how memes impact people's view of financial markets. In 2022 she quantified the impressions people gather from images to consider the reliability of a financial prediction.