Pin Ni 

Co-Founder

Mr. Ni is the President of Wanxiang America Corporation, which he founded in 1994. He grew the Company's revenue from zero to over $4 billion.  Today, the Company is a leader in the areas of automotive parts, electric vehicles, clean energy, and real estate with operations in 27 US states. 

In January, 2016, he was honored as “The Most Influential Business Person of the Year” by China General Chamber of Commerce – U.S.A. In November 2019, China Institute presented him the highest honor, the Blue Cloud Award, for his achievements as a “Bridge Builder” between China and the United States. 

Mr. Ni is very active in community services. He serves as vice chair of China General Chamber of Commerce – USA (CGCC-USA), board director of World Business Chicago, member of the Northwestern University Board of Trustees, member of the Advisory Board of the RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy, board director of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and board director of The Nature Conservancy Illinois Chapter. 

Mr. Ni received his Bachelor degree and MBA degree from Zhejiang University. He has also studied in the PhD program in University of Kentucky’s Department of Economics.

Pin Ni, Who Turned $20,000 Into A $4 Billion Company, Discusses Chinese Investments In The U.S. (forbes.com) 

Ni Says Wanxiang Hasn't Had Difficulties Growing in U.S. - YouTube 

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Edgar Lee

Co-Founder and Managing Member

He is the Co-Founder and Managing Member of Sagent Group.  He has over 20 years of finance, mergers and acquisition and capital markets experience. Previously, Mr. Lee founded Oaktree’s private lending platform and was the portfolio manager of the firm’s $6 billion Strategic Credit strategy. While at Oaktree, he served in a number of leadership roles and was a member of the firm's senior leadership committee.  He also served as the CEO of two publicly traded corporate lending and specialty finance companies. Before joining Oaktree, Mr. Lee worked within the Investment Banking divisions at UBS Investment Bank in Los Angeles and Lehman Brothers, where he was responsible for advising clients on equity and debt financings and mergers and acquisitions in the technology, media and telecom industries. 

Mr. Lee serves on the Board of Directors of several public and private corporations including Neo Performance Materials, Nexus Pharmaceuticals, and Cloud5 Communications.  He previously served as a Director of Charter Communications and Nine Entertainment.  He also advises a number of non-profits and serves on the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College.      

He received a B.A. degree in economics from Swarthmore College and his master's degree from Harvard University. 

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