Kevin Kajiwara

Kevin Kajiwara is the Co-President of Political Risk Advisory at Teneo, where he leverages his expertise in international relations to guide and advise Fortune 100 CEOs and major institutional investors on geopolitical and policy risks. His current role also involves promoting Teneo’s research agenda and integrating geopolitical advisory services.

Before assuming his current position, Kajiwara was the director of Strategic Clients at Eurasia Group, where he was a member of the firm’s Operating Committee. In this capacity, he led the firm’s business development efforts with strategic financial markets and corporate clients, managing relationships with some of the world's largest hedge funds, private equity groups, wealth management firms, sovereign wealth funds, securities exchanges, and family offices. He played a key role in promoting the firm's research agenda and developing its macro views. Prior to that, Kajiwara was the director and head of institutional equity sales at the New York office of BBVA. He also spent eight years in international institutional equity sales with Bear, Stearns & Co. in New York and San Francisco, focusing on global emerging markets.

Kajiwara is a recognized public speaker, regularly sharing insights on geopolitical trends and their implications for global markets and corporate strategies with diverse audiences worldwide. He holds a BA in Economics from Vassar College.