Joseph Bae Explained

Joseph Bae
Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Education:	Harvard College
Birth Place:	South Korea

Joseph Yong Bum Bae is the co-chief executive officer of KKR & Co. Inc, along with Scott Nuttall.^{[1] [2]} The two took over as co-chief executives in fall 2021 from KKR's founders, Henry Kravis and George Roberts.

Bae joined KKR in 1996 after a short stint at Goldman Sachs. He is credited with a critical role in KKR's expansion in Asia. He is the first Korean-American to hold a top corporate position in his industry.^[3]

Bae, along with his wife Janice Y. K. Lee, was among a group of Harvard alumni who donated $45 million for Harvard's Asian American studies program in 2021.^[4] In 2021, he was one of the founders of The Asian American Foundation.^[5]

He graduated from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Gottfried . Miriam . 2023-04-15 . Don't Call Them 'Barbarians at the Gate' . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2023-10-14 . 0099-9660.
2. Web site: 2021-10-11 . KKR's Joseph Bae, Scott Nuttall succeed founders as co-CEOs . 2023-10-14 . CNBC . en.
3. Web site: 2024-03-29 . 글로벌 미국 최고의 투자펀드 운용사 KKR 아시아 최고 경영자 배용범Joseph Y. Bae . Korea Scoop.
4. Web site: Alumni Gift $45 Million to Expand Asian American Studies News The Harvard Crimson . 2023-10-14 . www.thecrimson.com.
5. Web site: 2021-05-04 . New foundation with $125 million in funding aims to support Asian American and Pacific Islander community . 2023-10-14 . New York Daily News . en-US.
6. Web site: First Steps in Private Equity and Charity with Joseph Bae - Key Executives . 28 August 2023 .