Bio

Kenny has over thirty years of experience in entertainment finance and entertainment production. Prior to forming EFA, he was with GE Capital from 2001 to 2008, most recently as Vice President of Originations in the entertainment unit of GE Capital’s Media, Communications & Entertainment business that closed and managed over $3 billion of financing to the entertainment sectors including film exhibition (theatres, digital cinema), leisure (theme parks, ski resorts, FECs, sports), production (film, music, video games) and casinos. The group delivered a unique perspective to its clients through its relationship with GE Capital’s sister company, NBC Universal, and Kenny was instrumental in establishing a wide network of NBCU relationships in the digital cinema, film production, film services, video games, music and sports sectors. Prior to this, Kenny was a portfolio manager with GE Capital managing over $500 million of investments in the media, entertainment, technology and industrial sectors. From 1999 to 2001, Kenny was with Heller Financial’s EMX group that provided financing for the entertainment and media sectors. He was primarily responsible for underwriting new investment opportunities and managing the group’s portfolio. Kenny brings a unique perspective to the industry with his finance experience and his years of experience in entertainment production. Prior to his time at Heller, for ten years he was a Producer and Managing Director of the Willow Cabin Theatre Company which was an Off-Broadway theatre company based in New York City. The theatre company received critical acclaim garnering one Tony award nomination as well as three Drama Desk award nominations. Simultaneously, Kenny was employed by the Howard Gilman Foundation where he was responsible for monitoring the group’s investments. Kenny holds an MBA from Baruch College Zicklin School of Business and a B.S. in Music from Hunter College’s Baccalaureate Program. He studied graduate level media studies and film production at The New School in New York City. He is an investment banking representative under FINRA. Kenny and his wife reside in Centerport, New York.