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| Alma mater | Columbia Business School Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Chinese American billionaire, Wall Street financier, institutional investor and strategic adviser
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Benjamin Wey (or Benjamin Wei) is a Chinese American billionaire, a leading on Wall Street, publisher and journalist, philanthropist, and CEO of New York Global Group - a corporate and strategic advisory group.
Early life
Benjamin Wey is a resident of New York City. He was born in China and came to the United States in his teens with only $62 in his pocket to attend college on full academic and Valedictorian scholarships. Wey was educated at Columbia Business School of Columbia University in New York City where he received a master's degree in business administration. He has also been a visiting professor at some universities in the United States and around the world. In addition, he has published articles and comments that give advice, guidance, and perspective on global finance, where he specializes in leadership strategies especially with Chinese companies.| He has been a visiting professor of finance at China University of Petroleum, guest professor at the Zhejiang University School of Management, and a guest lecturer at the University of Maryland. He continues to lecture and speak at other universities.
Work
Benjamin Wey is the CEO of New York Global Group, a U.S. and Asia based venture capital and private equity investment firm that "is known for helping take midsize Chinese companies public in the United States through reverse mergers, or by buying the shell of defunct American companies that had been publicly listed". As an adviser to numerous Fortune Global companies as well as several governments, Wey helps manage crisis, market entry, and complex funding for many economic and political forces. He has helped raising billions of dollars in growth capital that funded businesses and communities. Recently interviewed on Fox Business News, Wall Street Journal, CCTV America and CNBC, Wey explained how he helps to increase American jobs by introducing foreign capital to invest in American communities which in turn provide job growth and economic expansion in several regions across America. Wey has traveled to more than 60 countries. He is also a Certified Chef.
Philanthropy
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Benjamin Wey has used his fortune to donate to different charities in significant amounts. He has become involved with the American Cancer Society, Council on Foreign Relations, The Childhood Foundation, Feed the Children, The Red Cross and The Make A Wish Foundation. His work with these organizations, where he has volunteered both his educational background and his financial strength to improve and better many communities. He has led a number of different charitable drives to help those in both the United States and China who are in need of a better education and brighter economic prospects.
Awards
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Wey has been awarded a “golden key” in China due to his sponsoring and building schools, which provided paramount educational opportunities for underprivileged and often orphaned farm youth across China's rural areas.
References
- "New York Global Group CEO and China Expert Benjamin Wey Presents at the Carnegie Mellon University US - China Summit -Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Carnegie Mellon University". cmu.edu. Retrieved 2014-04-28. (This CMU story is attributed to "New York Global Group CEO and China Expert Benjamin Wey Presents at the Carnegie Mellon University US - China Summit", Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2013. This in turn is attributed to PR Newswire, and comes with the note "The Wall Street Journal news department was not involved in the creation of this content.")
- "Benjamin Wey, Author at TheBlot". theblot.com. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- "An interview with Benjamin Wey – The human bridge between China & America | Today's Machining World". todaysmachiningworld.com. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- "New York Global Group China Experts James Baxter and Benjamin Wey Featured... -- NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2014-04-28.