Financial Advisor Benjamin Wey
Benjamin Wey, the President of New York Global Group (NYGG), is a bilingual expert on China, who has spent almost two decades in the strategic consulting and investment banking industry, bridging the cultural, political, and linguistic gaps between the United States and China. Although Chinese by birth, Wey became a naturalized citizen of the United States and now practices business in both countries, managing NYGG’s Wall Street and Beijing subsidiaries. During his more than 10-year career with NYGG, Wey has advised over 90 public and private institutions around the world in matters concerning capital markets and strategic development. High-powered individuals and companies with a global vision continually seek his counsel before entering Chinese markets, and his remarks on Asian issues frequently appear in print in such well-known papers as Reuters, China Daily, Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, Institutional Investor, and more. Benjamin Wey has also been featured in several well-respected financial magazines, namely China Capital Markets, China Equity Markets, and China Economic Weekly. The financial advisor is also a regular speaker at a number of international events featuring China, its economic expansion, and investment opportunities overseas. In addition, more than a few universities have requested Benjamin Wey be their distinguished visiting professor for their business, economics, and finance departments.
Benjamin Wey first came to the United States in 1992 on a Valedictorian Scholarship and a Full Scholarship to Oklahoma Baptist University. In 1999, he graduated with an MBA in Finance from the University of Central Oklahoma, though he began working as a financial advisor as early as 1994, following the completion of his undergraduate Business Administration degree. Wey got his start in the investment banking and institutional equity research services industry advising industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. He advised the corporation’s first profitable joint venture with a Chinese state-owned company, which later became China’s hydraulic motor industry leader. Benjamin Wey’s careful direction of Eaton Corporation set him on the path to becoming a China expert and catapulted his career as a leading financial consultant. After graduating with an MBA, Benjamin Wey became one of the founding executives of financial advisory firm, New York Global Group (NYGG). As the President of the global strategic advising and investment banking firm, Benjamin Wey has had the opportunity to act as the advisor to a wide range of public and private institutions around the world, including both the People's Bank of China and the Bank of China. Fluent in both Mandarin Chinese and English, Benjamin Wey has had the extraordinary opportunity of breaking down the language, cultural, and legal barriers between United States investors and Chinese markets.
As an expert on China, Benjamin Wey possesses a unique international resume, extensive contacts, and a broad familiarity with a number of cultures. In addition to heading one of the finest foreign investment banking firms in two continents, Benjamin Wey also serves as the Deputy Director of China Mergers and Acquisitions Association, Executive Director of the Foreign Investment Committee of the Investment Association of China, Affiliate of China’s National Development and Reform, and the International Advisor for China Association of Mayors. Furthermore, the renowned financial specialist serves as the Senior Economic Advisor to multiple cities in China, including Dongying, the nation’s second largest oil field, and Suning, in the Hebei Province, as well as the Tianjin Free Trade Zone. In 2006, Benjamin Wey was a strong advocator and leader for the building of 120 schools in the Hebei Province, benefiting hundreds of poor elementary school children and orphans. For Wey’s dedication to improving the Chinese city’s economic and educational situations, Suning awarded him the golden key to the city.