2026 JUDGE'S PROFILE

Kirk Kenny

Chief Operating Officer

JA Asia Pacific
Based in Hong Kong SAR, Kirk Kenny serves as Chief Operating Officer at Junior Achievement (JA) Asia Pacific – part of JA Worldwide, one of the world’s largest youth-serving NGOs, overseeing strategy, development and expansion across 15 markets.

Culturally and linguistically fluent in Chinese, Kirk has spent the past 20 years in senior roles spanning business, education and social impact, prior to joining JA.

More recently, Kirk completed an Executive Education program at Cambridge’s Judge School of Business on Circular Economy and Sustainability and is completing an Executive Education program (LEAD) at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

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