Benjamin Kennedy Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Lead the Commercial function (reporting directly to the CFO) at this high-profile HM Treasury subsidiary, which acts as HMG’s centre of excellence for corporate finance and corporate governance. Developed and managed all Commercial process and governance for the organisation, including acting as key approver for all contract spend. Advised and supported non-executive directors at HMG assets on assuring commercial activity in their organisations.Advised projects across HMG on procurement of corporate finance-related services, a key enabler for UKGI’s work with Departments on asset sales, JV structures and nationalised sectors.Led the creation of a new, £100m HMG-wide framework agreement for restructuring and insolvency advisory services, enabling UKGI and partner departments to swiftly and effectively react to distressed companies and markets.Developed and implemented category strategies for key areas of spend including corporate-finance advisory services and board-level executive recruitment.Oversaw procurement of key services for HM Treasury’s Covid-19 financial response, including rapidly assembling panels of investment banks and financial advisers.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Commercial Development- Property Development - Build to Rent Strategy- Property Management Services

London, United Kingdom

• Led on organisation design for the Commercial Workstream of the TfL Transformation Programme• Led the Commercial Service Offer workstream of TfL's Commercial Capability Programme• Led the Focus on Value workstream of a project to refresh TfL’s commercial strategy

London, United Kingdom

New Tube for London Programme• Support the strategic development of procurement and commercial management for the railway control system and infrastructure workstreams• Handled the day-to-day commercial management of several contracts

London, United Kingdom

Surface Projects (June – September 2014)• Managed the complex and busy variation process for the London Road User Charging suite of contracts• Created the evaluation guidance documentation and an evaluation tool for the £50m Detection and Enforcement Infrastructure procurement, along with facilitating evaluation for several modules.Commercial Centre of Excellence – Governance & Best Practice (July – Dec 2013)• Led a change to TfL Commercial's strategy for recording and reporting lessons learnt• Led a review of Commercial’s role in the project-to-maintenance handover process, working closely with the TfL Project Management Office to jointly develop solutions• Led a review of TfL’s strategy for framework contracts with an aim to improve awareness and visibility, flag up overlap and increase cross-business availabilityNew Tube for London Programme (December 2012 – June 2013)• Developed the ‘NTfL Procurement Chart’, an analysis tool for visualising medium- and long-term procurement plans• Jointly authored a research paper for the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport McKibbin Research Foundation on improving Underground customer experience using new technologies • Led the development and procurement of a TfL Commercial negotiation training course

London, United Kingdom

• Advised and briefed the Managing Director on diverse issues related to capital programme policy and delivery• Rapidly and efficiently assembled, digested and evaluated information from across the business• Represented the Managing Director's Office in liaison with other areas of TfL

London, United Kingdom

Reported High Court cases and drafted digests for posting to Sweet & Maxwell products including Westlaw and Lawtel.

• Edit texts for international organizations such as the World Bank

St. Paul, Minnesota

• Worked closely with Judge Heidi Schellhas on Minnesota’s state-wide appellate court• Researched and wrote weekly legal memoranda on upcoming cases, following up with oral advice to the court• Drafted over 50 judicial opinions• Edited other clerks' work to ensure quality, accuracy, and consistency with court style standards• Developed a reference chart for the court on the complex annual changes to the state’s unemployment-insurance laws

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Worked closely with Judge John McShane on Minnesota’s busiest court• Researched legal issues for pending cases and drafted decisions• Administered chambers business, including liaising with counsel and managing cases and trials• Supervised four interns, including assigning and reviewing work

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Researched and wrote internal and court-ready memoranda on a variety of legal issues for the civil division of this major US public law office

• Worked twenty hours a week at this major Minneapolis criminal-defence firm while attending law school full time• Conducted initial intake interviews with prospective clients and researched and wrote court-ready legal memoranda

Nagasaki, Japan

• Observed and assisted a lawyer in Nagasaki, Japan, in a variety of civil and criminal cases

Nagasaki, Japan

• Taught English to students aged 6–18 at three state schools in the Nagasaki City area • Planned and taught an annual six-week English conversation course for neighbourhood parents and young children• Took a leadership role in the JET community, assisting and orienting incoming JET Programme participants

Jd, Law, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: National Trial Competition (mock trial); International Moot CourtLaw

Ba, Linguistics