Wei Soo

About Wei Soo

Co-Founder and Senior Executive with 10+ years global experience in founding and scaling Global Citizen from start-up to global organization. Proven executive leadership; transforming a 3 person,$300K operation to a $60M global operation with 100+ employees, spanning offices in Berlin, Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, New York City and Toronto. To date, over 30M actions have been taken by Global Citizen members, resulting in over $41B in dispersed funding that’s impacting the lives of over 1.15 billion people.

Experience

1. Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer

   The Stories Of Us

   Sep 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, 2026 will be a vital opportunity for the United States to reflect on how far we have come as a nation to make the Declaration’s ideals a reality and, crucially, how far we still have to go and how we can get there. The Stories of Us exists to inspire a culture of storytelling that sparks our shared civic imagination, as we:(i) invite the public to contribute their story to our understanding and the future of the United States;(ii) create space for the broad range of experiences that are essential to the national create public platforms for reflection, connection, and imagination; and (iv) build community through dialogue, art, and civic action.

Education

• The College of Law Australia

  Gradudate Diploma of Legal Practice

• Murdoch University

  LLB, BComm (Finance)

  2000 — 2004