You won’t just come across his name in sporting circles thanks to the continuous impressive performance of his National Basketball Association team, Milwaukee Bucks but also in business circles thanks to Wes Edens’s massive success. Wes Edens is a name that is well known by almost every American and more than a few people internationally. He is a serial investor, business leader, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
Rising to fame and success
Wes Edens jumped into the limelight in 1998 after he helped co-found a boutique private equity firm, Fortress Investment Group. Thanks to his savvy business leadership skills, he led the company to prosperity in record time. Wes’ fortunes started to pile up as the boutique private equity firm continued to prosper. Today, a total of $42 billion in assets are under the management of Fortress Investment Group, and he is also a billionaire.
Being a firm believer in positive transformation, with the success of Fortress Investment Group, he pioneered the formation of New Fortress Energy. This is a company whose role is to develop infrastructure that will allow for the revolution of the world’s energy sources. This company’s infrastructure has significantly taken forward the creation of clean, reliable energy. Besides this, the Wes Edens brainchild is also positively impacting economies globally.
A big-hearted philanthropist
Philanthropy has been a big part of Edens’ life from a very young age. This is a culture that he has natured and cultivated throughout his life. Among this philanthropist most notable efforts to make the world a better place is The Edens Professorship in Global Health. This initiative is meant to encourage improved education in fields that have the potential of changing the world. One of these sectors is global health. Wes Edens runs this program in collaboration with the Macalester College. In addition to this, there is also the Milwaukee Foundation. This foundation seeks to use sports as the drives of development, economic empowerment, and growth of underprivileged communities. Through the efforts of Wes, the foundation is on track to construct a $200 million basketball stadium that will be used to nature and develop new talent.