Chien Lee is a Chinese-American entrepreneur, investor, and sports team owner. He has built a multi-club ownership model, owns multiple professional European football clubs and is a well-known investor in European football. Lee is the founder and Chairman of NewCity Capital, a private investment firm, chairman and biggest shareholder of Barnsley F.C., co-owner of FC Thun, co-owner of K.V. Oostende, chairman and co-owner of Nancy, co-owner of Esbjerg fB, co-owner of FC Den Bosch, co-owner of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, former owner and Chairman of OGC Nice and co-founder of 7 Days Inn.