Andy Wei - Senior Advisor China

With over 35 years of hands-on experience in facilitating technology and business collaboration between China and the West, Andy brings TriVista a great deal of experience and expertise. Andy began his career in the early 1970’s with the Chinese Air Force where he served as Liaison Officer and Project Manager on Technology Acquisition Programs. During his 20 year tenure with the Air Force he worked on a number of overseas assignments in the U.S., France and Zimbabwe.

After leaving the Air Force to pursue a private sector career, Andy spent a combined 15 years with Lucas Industries, TRW and Goodrich. He was ultimately named Chief Representative and Country Manager for Goodrich in China responsible for business development, corporate strategy, marketing, sourcing and government relations. During his tenure he was instrumental in the formation of five large scale Sino-foreign joint ventures. Andy has strong ties to the Aviation and Automotive market where he spent the bulk of his professional career. His areas of expertise in M&A activities include partner selection, due diligence, contract negotiation, risk management, problem resolution and government affairs.

Andy received his bachelor’s of arts in English and his master’s degree in foreign affairs from Beijing Foreign Studies University.