As the Founder and Chairman of the Revelation hedge fund group and The Genesis Foundation, Chris Kuchanny is an experienced and accomplished investor and philanthropist. After studying Economics at the London School of Economics, Kuchanny began his illustrious professional career in investment banking before launching a successful hedge fund. Today, he invests his time in a portfolio of activities focused on philanthropy and impact investment.
Education Chris received a secondary school scholarship to study at King Edward's Witley, in Surrey, United Kingdom. From 1989 through 1994, he attended this independent boarding school for those aged 11-18. While attending King Edward's Witley, Kuchanny developed an interest in economics and finance, along with a deep desire to work in a trading career in the City of London. After completing his time at King Edward's Witley, Kuchanny matriculated to read Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 1995. He graduated from the LSE with a BSc in Economics in 1998.
Work Experience In 1998, Kuchanny began his professional career at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. — as a proprietary trader in the equity derivatives department of the investment banking unit of the third-largest Dutch Bank. He spent a total of five years at ABN AMRO Bank’s London office. His first role was as a Special Situations Proprietary Trader, where he was responsible for building and managing a portfolio of special situation investments, employing arbitrage, event driven, and other strategies to generate a formidable return on capital. By 2003, he had launched a new trading strategy and was promoted to the new role: Head of Structured Equity Proprietary Trading, which entailed managing all aspects of the business, including establishing a broker network, building models, executing and researching trading opportunities. After gaining valuable experience at ABN AMRO Bank, where he demonstrated his investment prowess by developing a highly profitable track history, Chris Kuchanny launched his own firm in 2004: Revelation Capital Management Ltd. From 2004 - 2021, Kuchanny acted as the Founder, CEO, and Portfolio Manager at Revelation Capital. Revelation Capital launched the Revelation Special Situations Fund (née 'Osmium') that employed a wide range of equity-related strategies across all geographic regions. The fund quickly generated a strong track history and won awards, including the 2010 Lipper Award for "Best Hedge Fund over 3 Years” in the Offshore Event Driven Category. Revelation's innovative approach utilised a proprietary ImProF™ Analysis, as well as a 'constructivist' approach to help companies create value. As an innovator in fund management, Revelation launched the first ever hedge fund share class denominated in gold. Revelation Capital also launched Revelation Select Investments to invest in undervalued public-to-private, illiquid public, and/or private equity opportunities. Concurrent with the launch of the hedge fund in 2004, Kuchanny launched The Genesis Foundation. This charitable entity was structured to receive a portion of as much as 25% of the income of the hedge fund business, to support a wide range of charities, with a particular focus on assisting people in poverty. Its
vision is to empower individuals to achieve improved and sustainable well-being by overcoming obstacles to full and purposeful lives in the context of the local community. For some years, Kuchanny has been focusing his time on impact investment, supporting ventures that integrate social and/or environmental impact in their strategy. In 2017, he started building a portfolio of private equity investments in a variety of impactful activities, often providing advice as well as capital. To help facilitate this, he began CKuchanny Consulting, offering extensive consulting and advisory support with a focus on strategy at Board/C-suite executive level. He primarily centred his services on businesses whilst also offering support to charities and faith-based organisations. In January 2022, Chris began serving Mercer’s Private Equity business by joining the Advisory Panel for their Global Impact & Sustainable Opportunities Funds. In this role, he offers advice to the private equity business of one of the world's most significant fiduciaries as they transitioned from sustainable to impact investment within their private equity fund of funds. At the same time, Kuchanny has invested in and supported a range of impactful public and private enterprises, with an exclusive focus on organisations with clear and meaningful environmental and/or social benefits.
Volunteering and Civic Commitments Chris Kuchanny is an active member and participant in several charitable organisations. From 2002 2004, he served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Isubilo, which is a local grassroots charity established in Zambia. This organisation was founded out of the increasing need of those who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDs in the Ndola area. During his time in Bermuda, Kuchanny supported a variety of local endeavours, including as Director of the Bermuda Investment Management Association from September 2011 to June 2015. Around the same time (January 2011 through January 2015), he launched and chaired Bermuda Cares, with a mission to support charities serving the disadvantaged to make lasting positive change. In January 2017, Kuchanny participated as a Student Enterprise Panellist and was a judge on the University of Surrey's Wates Social Enterprise Fund panel, reviewing social enterprise business pitches from post graduate students. The Wates Social Enterprise Fund was established to foster innovative initiatives at the University of Surrey that help the environment or contribute to society. Kuchanny is an Investor Member of the Surrey 100 Club — one of the South East's leading Angel Investment Networks. For more than 13 years, the Surrey Club has offered a unique matchmaking service for entrepreneurs and investors, netting several success stories. Unlike other types of Angle Investment clubs, the Surrey 100 Club doesn't charge presenting companies fees upfront and provides exceptional support in the training for businesses raising finances. He has been a member since January 2016 and continues to serve as an Investor Member of the Surrey 100 Club to date. In addition to being a Member Board of Trustees for 24-7 Prayer, he holds the same role at Waverley Abbey Trust.
Certifications and Licences In May of 2021, Chris Kuchanny earned the Certificate in ESG Investing and the Diploma in Investment Management, issued by the CFA Society in the UK. These Level 4 qualifications demonstrate Kuchanny has the benchmark skills and knowledge required by investment professionals to implement ESG factors
into the investment process and decisions. The Certificate in ESG Investing is the first qualification of its type in the United Kingdom, created by practitioners for practitioners. Supported by the UN PRI and developed in consultation with leading firms, the Certification empowers ESG graduates to deepen and expand their knowledge to stay at the forefront of their profession.