Tong Chen will graduate with a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Rutgers University in May 2026.
His current research covers integrity and accountability, AI governance and implementation, and social media communication. He specializes in text-as-data approaches, combining qualitative and computational methods to construct and analyze large-scale datasets from unstructured sources such as government disclosures, policy texts, and social media posts.
Before coming to SPAA, he worked as a senior associate in the investment bank division in Acuity Knowledge Partners (formerly known as Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services) Beijing Branch. Providing services to Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Division in Asia, covering industries across Technology, Power & Utilities, Real Estate, etc.