Alfred West Jr

Alfred West Jr (#2167)

Global Rank #2167

Country Rank #723

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 #2,167

Country Rank #723

Net Worth $1.9B

Previous Worth $2.0B

Worth Change -$0.1B

Country United States

Industry Money management

Age 83 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Paoli, Pennsylvania

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Money management

Profile Data

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 -$0.1B -5.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $2.0B

Current Net Worth $1.9B

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.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Alfred West Jr.

#2274

Billionaires (2026)

Insights

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.

Worth Trend Net Worth Growth

Period Change Worth Movement

Current Net Worth: $1.9B (May 4, 2026)