ABOUT ANDY

Andy Kane, PhD, OBE, is an Alchemist of Clarity—a trusted advisor, mentor, coach, and seasoned board director who helps individuals navigate turning points in life, business, and family. With decades of experience in finance, human development, and professional coaching, Andy is especially skilled at distilling complexity into focused action.

He is the author of Three Bridges, a book on adulthood, meaning, and positive transitions. He has worked extensively with clients worldwide, resolved thousands of problems over 50 years, and served on over 30 boards as a trusted director.

He has Master's and Doctoral degrees in Human Development and Professional Coaching from the International University of Professional Studies and an Economics degree from the London School of Economics.

His focus is on being an alchemist in human development—someone who refines confusion, pain, or raw experience into insight, clarity, and growth.

He has five decades of experience owning a family business, managing family offices, and guiding many who often struggle with midlife.

Qualified but retired from practice as a Chartered Accountant in the UK (FCA-R) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-R) in the USA. Andy is certified as a civil/commercial disputes mediator by the State Bar of California and the Florida Bar. He has an NACD certification as a board director. He is also a member of the International Coaching Federation

After practicing in both the UK and the USA for almost three decades as a Managing Partner with Arthur Andersen, upon Andersen’s demise in 2002, Andy then spent over a decade in banking, as the Managing Director-CEO of HSBC Private Bank in Southern California and as a board director of East-West Bank.

Since 2010, he has led and advised single-family offices, helped individuals struggling with midlife while continuing to serve on boards as a director and trusted advisor..

As a dual citizen of the USA and the UK, he has been involved in advancing US/UK trade and academic interests. For this, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty the Queen and invested with this Order by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.

His qualifications, academic studies, body of work as an author, and his business and life experiences have all amplified how Andy applies his knowledge to deliver value in guiding clients. He has written multiple articles and coauthored books, and he has spoken widely across the globe.

Andy has authored several books. However, this one is specifically about navigating adulthood, enhancing your well-being, and addressing your life, especially midlife, which was the focus of his doctoral dissertation. This book guides you through the unpredictable, inevitable setbacks of life faced by all of us, both individually, within a family, or in a business, and the subject matter is illustrated with the help of his three metaphorical bridges spanning the course of a human lifetime.