diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java
index 8ac1ec464bc272..f2cce4f674c69f 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/GmsGraphQLEngine.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.Entity;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.EntityRelationship;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.RelatedDataset;
+import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.InstitutionalMemoryMetadata;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.resolvers.load.EntityTypeResolver;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.resolvers.load.LoadableTypeBatchResolver;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.resolvers.mutate.MutableTypeResolver;
@@ -312,6 +313,13 @@ private static void configureDatasetResolvers(final RuntimeWiring.Builder builde
                                 ENTITY_TYPES.stream().collect(Collectors.toList()),
                                 (env) -> ((EntityRelationship) env.getSource()).getEntity()))
                 )
+            )
+            .type("InstitutionalMemoryMetadata", typeWiring -> typeWiring
+                .dataFetcher("author", new AuthenticatedResolver<>(
+                        new LoadableTypeResolver<>(
+                                CORP_USER_TYPE,
+                                (env) -> ((InstitutionalMemoryMetadata) env.getSource()).getAuthor().getUrn()))
+                )
             );
     }
 
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/types/common/mappers/InstitutionalMemoryMetadataMapper.java b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/types/common/mappers/InstitutionalMemoryMetadataMapper.java
index 6afa3171fb99a2..ba6d5427a7bf20 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/types/common/mappers/InstitutionalMemoryMetadataMapper.java
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datahub/graphql/types/common/mappers/InstitutionalMemoryMetadataMapper.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.types.common.mappers;
 
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.InstitutionalMemoryMetadata;
+import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.generated.CorpUser;
 import com.linkedin.datahub.graphql.types.mappers.ModelMapper;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
@@ -18,8 +19,14 @@ public InstitutionalMemoryMetadata apply(@Nonnull final com.linkedin.common.Inst
         final InstitutionalMemoryMetadata result = new InstitutionalMemoryMetadata();
         result.setUrl(input.getUrl().toString());
         result.setDescription(input.getDescription());
-        result.setAuthor(input.getCreateStamp().getActor().toString());
+        result.setAuthor(getAuthor(input.getCreateStamp().getActor().toString()));
         result.setCreated(AuditStampMapper.map(input.getCreateStamp()));
         return result;
     }
+
+    private CorpUser getAuthor(String actor) {
+        CorpUser partialUser = new CorpUser();
+        partialUser.setUrn(actor);
+        return partialUser;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/gms.graphql b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/gms.graphql
index c7692e20904280..38a044e3279e1b 100644
--- a/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/gms.graphql
+++ b/datahub-graphql-core/src/main/resources/gms.graphql
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ type InstitutionalMemoryMetadata {
     """
     The author of this metadata
     """
-    author: String!
+    author: CorpUser!
 
     """
     An AuditStamp corresponding to the creation of this resource
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/Mocks.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/Mocks.tsx
index 2f42d473e18508..b6fddc16a6f833 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/Mocks.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/Mocks.tsx
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ export const dataset3 = {
         elements: [
             {
                 url: 'https://www.google.com',
-                author: 'datahub',
+                author: { urn: 'urn:li:corpuser:datahub', username: 'datahub', type: EntityType.CorpUser },
                 description: 'This only points to Google',
                 created: {
                     actor: 'urn:li:corpuser:1',
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/DatasetProfile.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/DatasetProfile.tsx
index f0a103327db70a..ec5495702fcf49 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/DatasetProfile.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/DatasetProfile.tsx
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ export const DatasetProfile = ({ urn }: { urn: string }): JSX.Element => {
                 content: (
                     <DocumentsView
                         authenticatedUserUrn={user?.urn}
+                        authenticatedUserUsername={user?.username}
                         documents={institutionalMemory?.elements || EMPTY_ARR}
                         updateDocumentation={(update) => {
                             analytics.event({
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/Documentation.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/Documentation.tsx
index 89e1080f24185b..29f2f4f794f4f3 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/Documentation.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/Documentation.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 import { Button, Form, Input, Space, Table, Typography } from 'antd';
 import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { EntityType, InstitutionalMemoryMetadata, InstitutionalMemoryUpdate } from '../../../../types.generated';
+import {
+    CorpUser,
+    EntityType,
+    InstitutionalMemoryMetadata,
+    InstitutionalMemoryUpdate,
+} from '../../../../types.generated';
 import { useEntityRegistry } from '../../../useEntityRegistry';
 
 export type Props = {
     authenticatedUserUrn?: string;
+    authenticatedUserUsername?: string;
     documents: Array<InstitutionalMemoryMetadata>;
     updateDocumentation: (update: InstitutionalMemoryUpdate) => void;
 };
@@ -35,7 +41,12 @@ function FormInput({ name, placeholder, type }: { name: string; placeholder: str
     );
 }
 
-export default function Documentation({ authenticatedUserUrn, documents, updateDocumentation }: Props) {
+export default function Documentation({
+    authenticatedUserUrn,
+    documents,
+    updateDocumentation,
+    authenticatedUserUsername,
+}: Props) {
     const entityRegistry = useEntityRegistry();
 
     const [form] = Form.useForm();
@@ -50,7 +61,7 @@ export default function Documentation({ authenticatedUserUrn, documents, updateD
         () =>
             stagedDocs.map((doc, index) => ({
                 key: index,
-                author: doc.author,
+                author: { urn: doc.author.urn, username: doc.author.username, type: EntityType.CorpUser },
                 url: doc.url,
                 description: doc.description,
                 createdAt: doc.created.time,
@@ -60,7 +71,7 @@ export default function Documentation({ authenticatedUserUrn, documents, updateD
 
     const isEditing = (record: any) => record.key === editingIndex;
 
-    const onAdd = (authorUrn: string) => {
+    const onAdd = (authorUrn: string, authorUsername: string) => {
         setEditingIndex(stagedDocs.length);
 
         form.setFieldsValue({
@@ -71,7 +82,7 @@ export default function Documentation({ authenticatedUserUrn, documents, updateD
         const newDoc = {
             url: '',
             description: '',
-            author: authorUrn,
+            author: { urn: authorUrn, username: authorUsername, type: EntityType.CorpUser },
             created: {
                 time: Date.now(),
             },
@@ -89,12 +100,12 @@ export default function Documentation({ authenticatedUserUrn, documents, updateD
                 return {
                     url: row.url,
                     description: row.description,
-                    author: doc.author,
+                    author: doc.author.urn,
                     createdAt: doc.created.time,
                 };
             }
             return {
-                author: doc.author,
+                author: doc.author.urn,
                 url: doc.url,
                 description: doc.description,
                 createdAt: doc.created.time,
@@ -113,7 +124,7 @@ export default function Documentation({ authenticatedUserUrn, documents, updateD
     const onDelete = (index: number) => {
         const newDocs = stagedDocs.filter((_, i) => !(index === i));
         const updatedInstitutionalMemory = newDocs.map((doc) => ({
-            author: doc.author,
+            author: doc.author.urn,
             url: doc.url,
             description: doc.description,
         }));
@@ -147,8 +158,8 @@ export default function Documentation({ authenticatedUserUrn, documents, updateD
         {
             title: 'Author',
             dataIndex: 'author',
-            render: (authorUrn: string) => (
-                <Link to={`/${entityRegistry.getPathName(EntityType.CorpUser)}/${authorUrn}`}>{authorUrn}</Link>
+            render: (user: CorpUser) => (
+                <Link to={`/${entityRegistry.getPathName(EntityType.CorpUser)}/${user.urn}`}>{user.username}</Link>
             ),
         },
         {
@@ -185,8 +196,8 @@ export default function Documentation({ authenticatedUserUrn, documents, updateD
             <Form form={form} component={false}>
                 <Table pagination={false} columns={tableColumns} dataSource={tableData} />
             </Form>
-            {authenticatedUserUrn && editingIndex < 0 && (
-                <Button type="link" onClick={() => onAdd(authenticatedUserUrn)}>
+            {authenticatedUserUrn && authenticatedUserUsername && editingIndex < 0 && (
+                <Button type="link" onClick={() => onAdd(authenticatedUserUrn, authenticatedUserUsername)}>
                     <b> + </b> Add a link
                 </Button>
             )}
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/__tests__/Documentation.test.tsx b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/__tests__/Documentation.test.tsx
index e0360268c9bf61..b5522e61880b1f 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/__tests__/Documentation.test.tsx
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/__tests__/Documentation.test.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ describe('Documentation', () => {
             <TestPageContainer>
                 <Documentation
                     authenticatedUserUrn="urn:li:corpuser:1"
+                    authenticatedUserUsername="1"
                     documents={sampleDocs}
                     updateDocumentation={(_) => undefined}
                 />
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ describe('Documentation', () => {
             </TestPageContainer>,
         );
         expect(getByText('Documentation')).toBeInTheDocument();
-        expect(getByText('urn:li:corpuser:1')).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(getByText('1')).toBeInTheDocument();
         expect(getByText('https://www.google.com')).toBeInTheDocument();
         expect(getByText('Add a link')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/stories/documentation.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/stories/documentation.ts
index eedbbe6fbe17b5..3b62c3e6cf0ec3 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/stories/documentation.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/stories/documentation.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import { EntityType } from '../../../../../types.generated';
+
 export const sampleDocs = [
     {
         url: 'https://www.google.com',
         description: 'This doc spans the internet web',
-        author: 'urn:li:corpuser:1',
+        author: { urn: 'urn:li:corpuser:1', username: '1', type: EntityType.CorpUser },
         created: {
             time: 0,
             actor: 'urn:li:corpuser:1',
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/stories/sampleDataset.ts b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/stories/sampleDataset.ts
index e5a3dc72963a8f..2977016b466a2e 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/stories/sampleDataset.ts
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/app/entity/dataset/profile/stories/sampleDataset.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const sampleDataset: Dataset = {
         elements: [
             {
                 url: 'https://www.google.com',
-                author: 'datahub',
+                author: { urn: 'urn:li:corpuser:datahub', username: 'datahub', type: EntityType.CorpUser },
                 description: 'This only points to Google',
                 created: {
                     actor: 'urn:li:corpuser:1',
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export const sampleDeprecatedDataset: Dataset = {
         elements: [
             {
                 url: 'https://www.google.com',
-                author: 'datahub',
+                author: { urn: 'urn:li:corpuser:datahub', username: 'datahub', type: EntityType.CorpUser },
                 description: 'This only points to Google',
                 created: {
                     actor: 'urn:li:corpuser:1',
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/dataset.graphql b/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/dataset.graphql
index f052e06a07d5dc..7d23bf4204ebea 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/dataset.graphql
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/dataset.graphql
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ query getDataset($urn: String!) {
         institutionalMemory {
             elements {
                 url
-                author
+                author {
+                    urn
+                    username
+                }
                 description
                 created {
                     actor
diff --git a/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/fragments.graphql b/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/fragments.graphql
index 48c21285951d15..1eed08d98e5286 100644
--- a/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/fragments.graphql
+++ b/datahub-web-react/src/graphql/fragments.graphql
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@ fragment nonRecursiveDatasetFields on Dataset {
     institutionalMemory {
         elements {
             url
-            author
+            author {
+                urn
+                username
+            }
             description
             created {
                 actor