Mr. Lin has been the Chairman of Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund (TIGF) since October 2021. Before taking the position at TIGF, he served in the Central Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) as Chairman (September 2018 to September 2021) and President (September 2013 to September 2018).

Prior to joining the CDIC, Mr. Lin had a long career in the Central Bank of Republic of China (CBC) since 1981. Mr. Lin had an abundant experience in financial examination and supervision at the CBC from the grassroots level, and served as the Assistant Director General of the Department of Financial Inspection and the Advisor of the CBC. Mr. Lin combines an extensive scholarship with deep experience in financial regulation. His areas of specialization include the practice and inspection of financial institutions, analysis of financial fraud and corruption, prevention of money laundering and other aspects of banking regulation.

Mr. Lin is also an honourable speaker of the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance, a national education and research center in banking and finance.

Mr. Lin holds a Bachelor degree in Economics (1978) from Tunghai University, Taiwan and a Master degree in Business Administration (1995) From Soochow University, Taiwan.