Validus Risk Management
Kevin Lester is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in financial risk management and advisory services. As the Chief Executive Officer of Validus Risk Management since December 2009, Kevin leads a firm that specializes in serving alternative investment funds with a combined AUM of over $2 trillion, advising on more than $300 billion in hedging transactions annually. Previous roles include Director of Risk Management and Treasury Services at Validus Risk Management Ltd., and Head of Risk Management at HIFX, where Kevin developed a successful risk management consulting methodology. Kevin has served as a Guest Lecturer in Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions at London Business School and held various managerial positions with organizations such as Alcan, Avery Dennison, and Dow Chemical, focusing on risk management and treasury operations. Kevin's educational background includes an MBA in Finance from McGill University and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from Memorial University.
Validus Risk Management
Validus Risk Management is an independent market risk advisory firm specialising in the management of currency, interest rate and commodity price risk. We help our clients navigate and manage financial risk with a hands-on advisory approach and award-winning technology solutions. Our systematic financial risk management methodology has been designed to increase risk transparency, create customised risk management solutions, and facilitate the efficient execution of hedging transactions by minimising information asymmetry between clients and banking counterparties. The Validus Risk Management advisory service gives our clients access to the latest risk management technology and independent expertise at a fraction of the cost of an in-house financial risk management function. Validus works with a range of companies across the globe, from SMEs to multinational corporations, as well as pension funds and leading alternative investments funds (Private Equity, Secondaries, Private Debt, Real Estate). We act as an extension to more than 100 clients globally and execute more than 3,000 trades every month (>$330bn in hedging volume annually).