Chien Lee
Chinese American entrepreneur and investor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chien Lee is a Chinese-American entrepreneur, investor, and sports team owner. He has built a multi-club ownership model, owns multiple professional European football clubs and is a well-known investor in European football.[1][2][3]
Chien Lee | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur Investor sports team owner |
Known for | Founder of NewCity Capital Co-Owner of: FC Thun (Switzerland) K.V. Oostende (Belgium) Nancy (France) Esbjerg fB (Denmark) FC Den Bosch (Netherlands) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Germany) GKS Tychy (Poland) Former owner of: OGC Nice (France) |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Lee is the founder and Chairman of NewCity Capital, a private investment firm, co-owner of FC Thun,[4] co-owner of K.V. Oostende,[5] chairman and co-owner of Nancy,[6][7] co-owner of Esbjerg fB,[8] co-owner of FC Den Bosch,[9] co-owner of 1. FC Kaiserslautern,[10] co-owner of GKS Tychy FC[11] former owner and Chairman of OGC Nice and co-founder of 7 Days Inn.[12]
The Financial Times stated that Lee has refined Moneyball[13] and The Wall Street Journal called Lee's football journey "a Moneyball experiment in English soccer".[14]