Ben Chu

Ben Chu, CFA, currently serves as Executive Director and Group Head of Loan Participations at SMBC MANUBANK since June 2023. Prior to this role, Ben held the position of Senior Vice President at Manufacturers Bank from 2018 to August 2023, focusing on club and syndicated loans for middle market and institutional transactions. Previous experience includes serving as Capital Markets Manager at Cathay Bank, Vice President at Union Bank, and Associate at Wells Fargo Foothill, with early roles as an Analyst at RBC Capital Markets and Trading Assistant at Fremont Investments & Loans. Ben began the finance career as a Swaps Associate at PIMCO / State Street IMS after completing education at UCLA Anderson School of Management.