With over a decade of progressive experience in corporate finance and investments, Steven Teng currently serves as Senior Vice President at a $6.5 billion AUM family office, where he leads strategic and financial investments while overseeing worldwide asset management functions.
Steven's most notable achievements include orchestrating combined $230 million two-part transactions (ground-lease and fee-simple) on a high-profile distressed Class-A mixed-use commercial real estate asset located in the heart of New York City's Plaza District. He also played a pivotal role in facilitating a $700 million equity injection into a leading Spanish sports media company, which subsequently enabled comprehensive debt restructuring. Additionally, he was instrumental in developing the proposed package deal for the sale-leaseback of 12 Saks Fifth Avenue stores, combined with an equity interest in Saks.com, Saks Off 5th.com, and theBay.com online stores.
Prior to this role, Steven was a key member of the flagship corporate development team at Westlake Financial Services, the largest privately held auto finance company majority-owned by the Hankey family and Marubeni. His leadership was instrumental in the successful launch of the first-ever online auto financing platforms through strategic partnerships with Autotrader, Capital One, CarGurus, and TrueCar, among other leading financial institutions and automotive technology companies.
Steven holds a bachelor's degree in Business Economics from UCLA and a master's degree in Finance from the University of Rochester's Simon Business School.