Emory Innovators with Chris Kennedy

Emory Innovators, brought to you by The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation, showcases conversations with Emory faculty, staff, and alumni who work in innovation and entrepreneurship, or have taken innovative approaches to design their careers and disrupting their industries. On December 3, we spoke with guest Chris Kennedy, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Fortinbras Asset Management (FAM). Chris graduated summa cum laude from Emory’s College of Arts and Sciences with a joint BA/MA in English in 1990, spent five years with Citibank in Germany, then went on to earn a MBA from The Wharton School in 1997. In 2004, Chris co-founded Fortinbras Asset Management as a specialized fixed income boutique in Frankfurt, Germany, with a focus on investment programs for institutional pension funds. Since its founding, FAM has raised $2.8 billion in as ...