2026 JUDGE'S PROFILE
Kirk Kenny
Chief Operating Officer
JA Asia Pacific
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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