Wei joined Allstate Investments’ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Group in 2000 and in 2006 moved to the newly expanded Emerging Market/Foreign team.

Prior to joining Allstate Investments, he was a molecular biologist at Abbott Laboratories in the US. Wei earned a BS in Genetics and Cell Biology from Beijing University, an MS in Molecular Biology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from Northwestern University JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Why did you choose to work at Allstate Investments?
I was looking for a position in financial services in Chicago prior to my graduation from business school and I was impressed by the people who interviewed me.
What are the key aspects of your daily work?
Looking at new emerging market countries to expand Allstate Investments' investment horizon.
Studying market information and interacting with Wall Street and other market participants to look for profitable opportunities for our clients and to ensure that our emerging market investment decisions are on a solid ground.
Interacting with other asset classes (such as Alternatives, Private Placement and IGC etc.) within Allstate Investments to facilitate their investment decisions in foreign markets.
What keeps you here?
Foreign/Emerging Markets currently represent a small portion of Allstate Investments asset, but offers huge growth potential. I believe I can leverage my understanding and appreciation of different cultures and political systems to help the company expand in the international markets.
The flexibility Allstate Investments has offered is also a plus.
What’s most important to you about your job at Allstate Investments?
Challenge and opportunity to grow
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