Con Way Ling

Con Way Ling enjoys turning ideas into businesses. An expert in consumer finance and digital marketing, Con Way has helped build some of the leading financial services and advertising companies from the ground up. Con Way began his career at Signet Bank/Capital One, a pioneer in database marketing for consumer lending. From there he moved to London as an Engagement Manager with Oliver Wyman, a strategy consultancy to financial service firms in North America and Europe. In the late 90’s he moved to New York City as an early executive of Advertising.com which was sold to AOL Time Warner in 2004 for $436 million. He is currently a partner at Contigo Ventures where he assists companies to identify, develop and grow new businesses. Clients include Hyundai Capital and China Unionpay, as well as start ups in lead generation and online marketing. Con Way currently sits on the board of Simple Credit Corporation, a peer-to-peer credit card company, and was formerly on the Board of Advisors to WanMo, a Beijing based online network. He holds M.S. and B.S. degrees from the University of Virginia.