JB

James Birch

Development Director at Ki Insurance

London, England

Investor
VC

Invests in

Locations:

London

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $7,500,000.00

Skills

Business Analysis
Business Strategy
Stakeholder Management
Management Consulting
Strategy
Business Transformation
Data Analysis
Change Management
Project Delivery
Innovation
Management
Executive Search
Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
Thought Leadership
Open Innovation
Business Innovation
Financial Services
Agile Project Management
Certified Anti-Money Laundering
Business Process Mapping

Education

  • BA (Hons.) Geography

    Durham University

    (2008 - 2011)

  • 5 A Levels in Biology, Economics, Geography, Mathematics & General Studies

    Dr Challoner's Grammar School

    (2001 - 2008)

Work Experience

Ki Insurance

2020

  • Development Director

    2020

    Ki Management Committee: Responsible for Technology, Product, Engineering and Strategy functions Ki is the first fully digital and algorithmically-driven Lloyd’s of London syndicate offering instant capacity, accessible anywhere, at any time. Built with Google. Backed by Blackstone and Fairfax

Brit Insurance

2019 - 2023

  • Head of Innovation

    2019 - 2023

Pluto

2016 - 2019

  • Co-Founder (Exited)

    2016 - 2019

    Multi-award winning travel startup, backed by Zurich Acquired by Orbzii in 2022

InsurTech Gateway by Hambro Perks

2017 - 2019

  • Director

    2018 - 2019

    InsurTech focused venture capital fund

  • Associate Director

    2017 - 2018

Business Insider

2018 - 2018

  • UK FinTech 35 under 35

    2018 - 2018

EY

2014 - 2017

  • FinTech Strategy Lead

    2015 - 2017

    Senior Executive/Manager in the EY Global FinTech team

  • Strategy Consultant [Executive] | Corporate Finance Strategy

    2014 - 2015

Accenture

2012 - 2014

  • Strategy Analyst

    2012 - 2014

    Global Innovation Team