Lee Waite is an American stock trader and corporate executive who was formerly the chief executive officer and president of Citigroup Holdings, Japan.[1]
Waite received his M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.[2]
After graduating from Duke, Waite joined E.F. Hutton in capital markets trading.[3] His career continued through various mergers including Shearson Lehman Hutton and Salomon Brothers, and eventually Citi.[4] In 2007, he moved into transaction services, and became the chief operating officer of Citi's Equities Division, before being appointed head of North American Markets and Securities. In 2018 Waite was appointed Country Officer and CEO of Citigroup Japan,[5] and in 2022 he was replaced as by Marc Luet.[6] As of 2023, Waite remains with Citigroup.[4]