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William McMorrow

William J. McMorrow is chairman and chief executive officer of Kennedy Wilson, a global real-estate investment manager. He acquired the company in 1988 and has led its expansion from a single-office business into a platform operating across the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Jersey and Japan. The company reported $36 billion in assets under management in 2026. Kennedy Wilson biography · 2025 SEC filing

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Known For

  • Acquiring Kennedy Wilson in 1988 and building it into a global real-estate investment platform.
  • Expanding the firm into Europe after 2011, when it became lead investor in a recapitalization of Bank of Ireland and grew into a major commercial-property owner in Ireland before expanding to other European markets.
  • Creating public-market vehicles in the United States, Japan and Europe. Kennedy Wilson’s 2025 SEC filing identifies McMorrow as chairman and CEO and describes his role in expanding real-estate investments and services. The company’s current AUM is a company-level figure. Kennedy Wilson biography · SEC filing

Career

Before joining Kennedy Wilson, McMorrow spent 17 years in banking, including as executive vice president and chair of Imperial Bank’s Credit Policy Committee and as a senior vice president at Fidelity Bank. He acquired Kennedy Wilson in 1988 and has remained chairman and CEO. The company’s growth included a 2011 entry into Ireland through the Bank of Ireland recapitalization and a 2017 combination of Kennedy Wilson Holdings and Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate into one global platform. In 2026, the company reported $36 billion in assets under management and continued to operate across multiple U.S., European and Japanese markets. Kennedy Wilson biography · SEC 2025 filing · Management team

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