Jean-Louis Lee

Managing Director, Global Equities and Lead, Strategic Partnerships

Jean-Louis is Managing Director, Global Equities and Lead, Strategic Partnerships at Wedbush Securities, where he holds a first-of-its-kind role for the firm. With almost three decades of experience in the financial services industry, Jean-Louis has established himself as an expert in Asian equities and leads the firm’s efforts to establish a strong presence overseas via its vast partnership network.

Prior to joining Wedbush, Jean-Louis worked at several major financial institutions, including Baring Securities (ING), HSBC James Capel Securities, JPMorgan, KDB Daewoo Securities, and Maybank Investment Banking Group where he was U.S. CEO for seven years. Working at Asian brokerage powerhouses and U.S. bulge bracket firms with a strong Asian presence prepared Jean-Louis to find a place like Wedbush where he could set up international integration from the very start. Through this, he consistently provides U.S. institutional clients access to international equities and international clients access to U.S. equities.

Born in Seoul, Korea and raised in Paris, France, Jean-Louis has a multicultural background that has informed his global perspective on finance. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and International Business from the University of Paris Dauphine-PSL, France, and an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School in New York.