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Alfred West Jr

Alfred West Jr

Alfred West Jr (#1903)

Global Rank #1903
Country Rank #653
Country United States

CEOs need to be shareholders ... They should have just as much at stake as their employees or their investors.

  • $ 2 B
  • Money management
  • United States
  • M
  • 83 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,903
Country Rank #653
Net Worth $2.2B
Previous Worth $2.2B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Money management
Age 83 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 15 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Paoli, Pennsylvania
World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Money management

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Personal Stats

Age 83
Source Of Wealth Money management, Self Made
Residence Paoli, Pennsylvania
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Married
Children 3
Education Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Georgia Institute of Technology
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $2.2B
Current Net Worth $2.2B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Alfred West oversees SEI, the $2 billion (revenue) financial services firm he founded in 1968. SEI, which stands for Simulated Environments Inc., first developed a computer program to train loan officers by simulating a lending environment. West took SEI public in 1981 and branched out into investment advisory and money management. He retired as CEO in 2022, after more than 50 years at the helm. He's now executive chairman.

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Did You Know?

West dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot when he was younger and studied aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech.

He didn't qualify to fly due to poor eyesight, so he got an MBA at Wharton instead and then launched SEI.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Alfred West Jr's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $2.2B (May 4, 2026)

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