Joseph Bae

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Joseph Y. Bae is the co-chief executive officer of KKR & Co. Inc, along with Scott Nuttall. [1] [2] The two took over as co-chief executives in fall 2021 from KKR's founders, Henry Kravis and George Roberts.

Bae joined KKR in 1996 after a short stint at Goldman Sachs. [3] [4] He is credited with a critical role in KKR's expansion in Asia. [5] He is the first Korean-American to hold a top corporate position in his industry. [6]

Bae, along with his wife Janice Y. K. Lee, was among a group of Harvard alumni who donated $45 million for Harvard's Asian American studies program in 2021. [7] In 2021, he was one of the founders of The Asian American Foundation. [8]

He graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree. [9]

Reference List

  1. Gottfried, Miriam (2023-04-15). "Don't Call Them 'Barbarians at the Gate'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. "KKR's Joseph Bae, Scott Nuttall succeed founders as co-CEOs". CNBC. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. Gottfried, Miriam (2023-04-15). "Don't Call Them 'Barbarians at the Gate'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. "KKR's Joseph Bae, Scott Nuttall succeed founders as co-CEOs". CNBC. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. Gottfried, Miriam (2023-04-15). "Don't Call Them 'Barbarians at the Gate'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. "글로벌 미국 최고의 투자펀드 운용사 KKR 아시아 최고 경영자 배용범Joseph Y. Bae". Korea Scoop. 2024-03-29.
  7. "Alumni Gift $45 Million to Expand Asian American Studies | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  8. "New foundation with $125 million in funding aims to support Asian American and Pacific Islander community". New York Daily News. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  9. https://www.thekeyexecutives.com/2023/08/28/first-steps-in-private-equity-and-charity-with-joseph-bae/


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