Partner, Head of Americas & EMEA, Client and Partner Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., LLP
Jim Burns joined KKR in 2010 and is a member of the Client and Partner Group, where he leads KKR’s client business in EMEA and leads KKR’s Individual Investor Business globally. Prior to joining KKR, Burns was a managing director in the private wealth management division of Morgan Stanley, where he worked for nearly thirteen years and held a variety of positions, most recently as head of the Eastern United States for private wealth management.
Burns holds a BA, Phi Beta Kappa, from Emory University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for The McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN, where he serves as Chair of the Investment Committee for the School’s endowment. He is a former trustee for the Convent of the Sacred Heart in New York, a former trustee for the Harvard Business School Club of New York and a former trustee for the Emory College Alumni Board.