Robert Lewin

Chief Financial Officer, KKR

Search every verified Robert Lewin interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a June 2021 interview, KKR CFO Robert Lewin described the environment for capital deployment as challenging, though he noted that the firm's capital deployment was up 70% relative to the prior period. Lewin stated that KKR announced a record intra-quarter monetization, generating over $900 million in revenue, which he said was more than 100% of the average of prior quarters. He said the firm expects to more than double its earnings per share from about $2 to between $4 and $5 over the next few years through increased fee-related earnings and monetization of its investment portfolio. Lewin discussed KKR's international investment activity, noting that the firm's Asia business has $30 billion in assets under management, up nearly 100% year-over-year, with a focus on healthcare and corporate carve-outs in markets like Japan and Korea. In Europe, he cited telecom as a key theme, mentioning investments in fiber-to-the-home in Italy and a broadband platform in the Netherlands. Regarding the U.S., Lewin said the firm was seeing opportunities requiring more creativity and that office capacity was at 50-60%, with an expectation that most U.S. employees would return by mid-July. On tax policy, Lewin stated that KKR is focused on factors within its control and that any increase in corporate tax rates would affect KKR alongside other corporations.