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The people behind the work.

A founding team of scholars, researchers, and practitioners committed to democratizing foresight.

DIRECTOR
Anthony W. Orlando, PhD, CFA
Director, Tarkington Business Futures Institute
Associate Professor of Finance, Real Estate & Law, Cal Poly Pomona

A scholar of financial and economic policy whose work sits at the intersection of housing markets, public finance, and inequality — and whose mission at Tarkington is to put that quality of analysis in service of Southern California's business community.

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FACULTY FELLOWS
Yufan (Frank) Lin, PhD
Faculty Fellow, Tarkington Business Futures Institute
Assistant Professor of Marketing, Cal Poly Pomona

A computational social scientist who builds AI frameworks for measuring how people sell, persuade, and communicate — and how researchers can study those behaviors rigorously at scale. His AI literacy research has reached hundreds of students across multiple CSU campuses.

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L. Lin Ong, PhD
Faculty Fellow, Tarkington Business Futures Institute
Associate Professor of International Business and Marketing, Cal Poly Pomona

A Fulbright scholar whose research follows markets into their hardest corners — refugee camps, digital divides, underserved financial systems — to understand why some people get left behind and what policy can do about it.

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STUDENT FELLOWS
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Student Fellow positions — 2026–27
Applications opening soon. Students selected to work alongside faculty on research, events, and communications.
VISITING SCHOLAR
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Visiting Scholar — 2026–27
Search underway. A doctoral-level researcher in residence for the academic year, contributing to Institute projects and programs.
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