Donald P. Kanak is non-executive Chairman of Prudential Corporation Asia

Prudential plc

Prudential plc is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.Prudential's largest division is Prudential Corporation Asia, which has over 15 million customers across 13 Asian markets and is a top-three provider of life insurance in mainland China, Hong...

, the Asian division of Prudential plc

Prudential plc

Prudential plc is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.Prudential's largest division is Prudential Corporation Asia, which has over 15 million customers across 13 Asian markets and is a top-three provider of life insurance in mainland China, Hong...

. Until 2006 he was a senior executive at American International Group

American International Group

American International Group, Inc. or AIG is an American multinational insurance corporation. Its corporate headquarters is located in the American International Building in New York City. The British headquarters office is on Fenchurch Street in London, continental Europe operations are based in...

, and was at one time considered to succeed Hank Greenberg

Maurice R. Greenberg

Maurice Raymond "Hank" Greenberg is an American business executive and former chairman and CEO of American International Group , which was the world's 18th largest public company and its largest insurance and financial services corporation.He is currently chairman and CEO of C.V. Starr & Co., Inc....

 as CEO.

Financial Services

After beginning his career in management consulting, Kanak entered the insurance and financial services industry in 1986. He joined AIG in 1992 and held various executive positions in Asia and the United States, including CEO of AIG Companies in Japan and Korea. When he left AIG in 2006, Kanak was Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. Since 2008, he has been Chairman of Prudential Corporation Asia, with the responsibility to develop alliances and pursue further markets.

Environment

Kanak is a Senior Fellow of Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...

's Program on International Financial Systems, based in Hong Kong, where he has researched issues relating to climate change, carbon markets, and sustainable growth in Asia.

He is a member of the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund

World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...

 USA, a Trustee of WWF Hong Kong and an advisor to WWF China. Early in his career, Kanak worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

United States Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...

, and served as the Washington representative for a river conservation organization.

Other Memberships

During the past decade, Kanak served as a director of the U.S.-China Business Council and the U.S.-Japan Business Council, as a member of the Executive Committee of the U.S.-Korea Business Council, and a member of the Seoul International Business Advisory Council (SIBAC). He was President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan in 2002 and as its Chairman in 2003. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations

The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...

, The Asia Society, the America-Japan Society, the Society of Financial Services Professionals, and the Global Leadership Circle of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

.

Education

Kanak received a BA from the University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

, a JD from Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...

 and a MLitt from Oxford University, where he studied International Business, resided at Oriel College

Oriel College

Oriel College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford...

, and was well known for his jitterbug.