Oliver Weisberg
CEO
Blue Pool Capital
Oliver is the CEO of BPC. He is also an Alternate Governor of the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty, and Vice Chairman of BSE Global.
Oliver graduated from Harvard College and spent considerable time living and doing business in Mainland China. He is a fluent Chinese speaker.
Oliver started on Wall Street in New York and built his career in private equity, special situations, and hedge fund investing in Asia. He was part of Goldman Sachs’ Asian Special Situations and Principal Investment Area divisions, where he represented the firm’s investment in Alibaba and sat on the Alibaba board. In 2006, Oliver joined Citadel and was a Partner in Hong Kong when he left to join Blue Pool Capital in 2015.
Oliver manages the firm’s investments in the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, San Diego Seals, Premier Lacrosse League, and Los Angeles Football Club. Weisberg played competitive tennis in high school and was a walk on to the Harvard Squash team. For over a decade, Oliver was on the board and instrumental in building Teach for China; he is currently on the Advisory Board of the Harvard University Shanghai Center and the Harvard China Fund.
Oliver serves on the board of Squash + Education Alliance (SEA). He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin.