Benjamin Tsai (MBA '01) is the Co-Founder, President & Managing Partner at Wave Financial, an SEC registered investment advisor focused on blockchain and cryptocurrencies with over $1B assets under management. Based in Los Angeles, he serves as the creator and portfolio manager to Wave's Kentucky Whiskey Fund, Select 5 Crypto Fund, BTC Income & Growth Fund, and other strategies for wealth management.
Previously, Ben served as the Head of Alternative Investments Asia Pacific at AllianceBernstein for 3 years. His finance career started at (Bank of America) Merrill Lynch, where he spent 12 years stationed in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore, running derivative products desks for both equity and fixed income, subsequently the commodities desk. He has a BS from UC Berkeley, MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA.
Honors/Awards: TADS Best in Class Asset Backed Token Award for Wave Kentucky Whiskey 2020 Digital Fund
Current and past securities licenses:
- US FINRA Series 3, 7, 65
- Hong Kong SFC Type 1, 2, 4, 9
- JSDA Level I, II, Internal Administrator
- Singapore MAS Registered Representative
- Taiwan SITCA Registered Representative