We have a world-class advisory team. KKR's senior advisors are leaders of major corporations and public agencies in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.


Proven value creation.

Our senior advisors complement the expertise of KKR investment professionals and our KKR Capstone executives — providing us with additional operational and strategic insights. All have held leading positions in major corporations and public agencies in the United States, Europe, or Asia. They are crucial to our success. They serve on the boards of our portfolio companies. They help us evaluate individual investment opportunities. They assist our portfolio companies with operational matters.

Our senior advisors include:


Sir John Bond

  • - Former Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc

Thierry Breton

  • - former French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry, and CEO of France Telecom

John E. Bryson

  • - Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Edison International and former Chairman of the California State Water Resources Control Board

Richard L. Clemmer

  • - former CEO of Agere Systems

David Cote

  • - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell

George M.C. Fisher

  • - - Former Chairman and CEO of Motorola, Inc. and Eastman Kodak Company

Joe W. Forehand

  • - Former Chairman and CEO of Accenture

Yoshiharu Fukuhara

  • - Honorary Chairman of Shiseido

Paul M. Hazen

  • - Former Chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo

R. Clint Johnstone

  • - Former Director and CFO of the Bechtel Group

John M. Keane

  • - former vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army

Liu Chuanzhi

  • - Founder of the Lenovo Group and President of Legend Holdings

Paul J. Norris

  • - Non-executive Chairman and former CEO of W.R. Grace & Co.

Gianemilio Osculati

  • - Chairman of Valore S.p.A. and McKinsey's Mediterranean Complex

Lee R. Raymond

  • - Former chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil

Wolfgang Reitzle

  • - President and CEO of the Executive Board of The Linde Group.

Arun Sarin

  • - Former CEO of Vodafone Group

Edward Tian Suning

  • - Founder and Chairman of China Broadband Capital Partners, L.P., and Vice Chairman and former CEO of China Netcom Group