John R. Williams earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore, where he was awarded the President's Graduate Fellowship, and received extended training at the International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University. He taught at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, supported under Shenzhen's Peacock Talent Program (鹏城孔雀计划), before stepping away from his position in May 2026. His work centers on Zhuāngzǐ (莊子) and its commentarial tradition, with a growing interest in the Śūraṅgama and Laṅkāvatāra Sūtras.
