Kenny Lam

As CEO of Two Sigma Asia-Pacific, Kenny Lam oversees Two Sigma in Asia with offices in Shanghai, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Two Sigma is one of the world’s largest hedge funds and is known to be a pioneer in applying data science and advanced technologies to investment management. In addition to being CEO of Two Sigma Asia-Pacific, Kenny is also Chairman of Two Sigma China, the second largest global hedge fund in mainland China.

Prior to joining Two Sigma, Kenny was Group President of Noah Holdings Limited, China’s largest independent wealth manager, where he advised on over $US85 billion in allocation of assets for the nation’s high net worth individuals and leading institutions. 

Before Noah, Kenny was Global Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and a co-leader of its Asia Financial Institutional Practice, serving leading financial institutions in 13 markets in Asia. 

Kenny was one of the fastest-rising partners of McKinsey, elected as a global partner six years after his start as an analyst. At McKinsey, he advised governments and regulators on the transformation of financial hubs, including the creation of the Private Wealth Management Association and the positioning of Hong Kong as a wealth and asset management centre. 

Kenny is Chairman of the Executive Board of the Wharton School in Asia and is Vice-Chairman of the Asia Pacific Council of the Nature Conservancy. He is a board member of two leading listed companies in Hong Kong – Smartone Telecommunications (Hong Kong’s leading telecommunications provider) and Sunevision (Hong Kong’s largest data centre); a board member of the Bank of East Asia (China) and Chairman of its Risk Committee; and an advisor to Our Hong Kong Foundation. 

Kenny graduated with a finance degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from Oxford University. He is a best-selling author in China, with his recent book, Choices, reaching No. 4 in e-book sales in 2023.