Wei Christianson
Wei Christianson (August 21, 1956 – ) is the CEO and Managing Director of Morgan Stanley in China.
Education
Ms. Christianson applied to liberal arts colleges in the United States and was accepted as a transfer student to Amherst College as its first student from mainland China in 1983. She graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Political Science in 1985.
She immediately continued on to Columbia Law School, where she graduated with Honors in International Law in 1989.[1]
Career
After Ms. Christianson moved to Hong Kong, she attained a position drafting the regulatory structure that would enable the first batch of People's Republic of China companies to be listed outside China — a unique job that helped pave the way for her investment banking career.
In the years since, Ms. Christianson has masterminded major initial public offerings including Sinopec, China Life, and SMIC, and oversaw the $4.2 billion acquisition of Gas Khazakstan by CNPC, which was the largest cross-border M&A deal ever undertaken in China at that time.[2]
Awards
Wei Christianson was listed in the Fortune Magazine “International Power 50” in 2008 and 2009 as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. She is one of the Wall Street Journal 50 Women to Watch, of 2006, 2007 and 2008. She is one of the Top 25 Nonbank Women in Finance, 2007 and 2008, rated by American Banker and U.S. Banker. She was awarded the Medal for Excellence by Columbia University School of Law Association.
She received several awards recognizing her achievements as a Chinese native. She received the Pinnacle Award as one of the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business 2009 by Asian American Business Development Center. She also received the Legacy Award in 2008 by Museum of Chinese in America, and the China Women’s Achievement Award in 2008 by Women’s Federation of P.R. China and Sun Media Group.[1]
Personal
Wei is married to Jon Christianson, a partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, and is the mother of three boys, Erik, Neil, and Nicholas.
References
- ^ a b "Wei Sun Christianson '85 Appointed to Board of Trustees". Amherst College News. July 19, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ "Columbia Law School: Powers of Persuasion". Columbia Law School Alumni. October 26, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.