Kenneth Courtis
 Kenneth Courtis  (businessman, financier) | |
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| Born | 1947 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | INSEAD, University of Sussex, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, Glendon College |
Businessman, financier and 3 times Bilderberg visitor. | |
Dr. Kenneth Courtis is Founding Chairman of Next Capital Partners, and of Next Capital Advisors.
Career
Kenneth Courtis is a former Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, and Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asia, and as of 2017 he continued to advise the firm globally.[1]
He is the Chairman of the debate forum The Empire Club of Canada and chairman of Starfort Investment Holdings. He is managing partner of Courtis Global & Associates. He is also co-founder of Themes Investment Management, a private equity firm, and chairman of Asia Frontier Capital.[2][3]
Courtis has lectured at Keio University and Tokyo University, Japan’s two most prestigious educational institutions, l’Institut d’etudes politiques, in Paris, and at universities in North America.
He is and has been a member of the boards and advisory councils of a number of leading international firms, including Emerson, Daimler, Capitaland, Noble Group, BTG-Pactual, China National Off Shore Oil Corporation and GEMS private equity funds.
Connections
Since leaving Canada as a graduate student, he has spent most of his working career in Tokyo. Courtis was a panelist for the discussion about The Outlook For Japan's Economy at the 1993 Bilderberg.[4]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1993 | 22 April 1993 | 25 April 1993 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece |
| Bilderberg/1998 | 14 May 1998 | 17 May 1998 | Scotland Turnberry | The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington |
| Bilderberg/2001 | 24 May 2001 | 27 May 2001 | Sweden Stenungsund | The 49th Bilderberg, in Sweden. Reported on the WWW. |
