Company

KGA is an investment company founded by Grant Kettering in 2014 to be the primary vehicle through which he pursues commercial and investment activities.


Build the Future

KGA exists to mobilize capital to promote holistic human and natural wellbeing.

Today we are fortunate to be living through one of the most profound eras in human history, replete with opportunity and risk:

  • The global human population will peak (around 2080) and for the first time the socio-cultural hallmarks of modernity, including literacy and urbanization, have reached 50% (and climbing) of the global population.

  • Our natural environment (atmosphere, soil, water, ecosystems) is, after centuries of industrial development, passing through tipping points which may very well determine whether humanity will be able to survive at scale on this planet beyond a few more centuries.

  • Contemporary developments in knowledge and technology are perhaps the most rapid and revolutionary in human history, including in social science (e.g. cultural evolution), biological, quantum, materials, and information sciences and technologies.

  • Global geopolitics and political economy are raising once again the question of the fate of the openness, justice, and optimism inherent in liberal governance, as well as the risk of great power war.

KGA was founded on the idea that these 21st century conditions demand that entrepreneurs and investors fulfill a moral and civic duty to transcend short term perspectives and motivations and take on an active role and responsibility, alongside the public sector, to help promote comprehensive wellbeing. It was founded on the belief that in an environment with proper rule of law and proper pricing of externalities, such investment activity focused on durable value creation can produce robust, non-concessionary returns on capital.

KGA engages in a variety of activities, from control new business formation to passive financial investment. It focuses on sectors including global financial services, information services, food & beverage, consumer goods, and health.


People

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Grant Kettering
FOUNDER

In addition to KGA, Mr. Kettering is a China Expert at the World Economic Forum, a Member of the New York Economic Club, a Director at the Governance Institute, a Member of the Cultural Evolution Society, a Member of the Kettering Family Foundation, and a Member of Phi Beta Kappa.

In 2011, he received his M.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John's College, Annapolis, with a focus on political philosophy and ancient Greek, where he was also President of the Graduate Council. In 2009 he received his B.A. magna cum laude in mathematics and philosophy, with a minor in physics, from Northwestern University.

He resides in New York City and Steamboat Springs.


environmental impact

As a financial business, KGA’s primary direct environmental impact is the generation of emissions from transportation services utilized by employees. Since July 2018, KGA has purchased Verified Emissions Reductions (“VERs”) for all primary transport emissions incurred by KGA employees for business purposes.

 

Privacy

KGA’s privacy policy can be found here.


Updated: September 16, 2024