James Kench

James Kench, CFA, currently serves as the Head of Insurance at Kita, a carbon insurance specialist focused on enabling the scalability of carbon projects through innovative insurance products. Prior to this role, James Kench spent over a decade at Marsh McLennan, where responsibilities included Senior Vice President of Portfolio Solutions and leadership roles in US, Canada, Latin America, and Asia. Earlier experience includes an executive position at Jardine Matheson and a solicitor role at Mayer Brown, where James Kench qualified as a UK Attorney. Academic credentials include a BSc in Natural Sciences from Durham University, a Bachelor of Laws from Nottingham Law School, a Mandarin course from SOAS University of London, and studies at the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne.