Cambridge Forum for Asia-Pacific Wealth Advisors

Paul Knox – former Managing Director and Senior Wealth Advisor of J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Asia. He has been based in Hong Kong since Novemeber 2019. He joined J.P. Morgan over 17 years ago from Ernst and Young LLP where he was a Director and head of the Private Client Services group in London. He was also Chairman and founder of the Ernst & Young International Private Wealth Group.

He has 40 years’ experience in advising wealthy individuals and families on a wide range of family governance and succession planning issues issues as well as domestic and international tax and estate planning.

He also has wide experience in advising philanthropists on both tax and structuring issues in relation to charitable giving. Paul was Vice Chair of the UK Charity Philanthropy Impact for over 10 years.

Mr. Knox graduated from Durham University and practiced as a UK Solicitor. He is a member of the STEP and has served as Co-Chair of its International Committee. He was also a member of the STEP Family Buisiness Committee and the technical committee. He was recently named among the top 150 global advisors in the private wealth community in the Private Client Global Elite Directory. He writes, lectures and participates in webinars on a full range of private client topics on a regular basis.

Shóna holds a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Spanish Literature from University College Dublin. Relocating to Canada from Ireland in 2018, Shóna joined Cambridge Forums, where she sparked a passion for event planning and management. 

Leveraging her extensive experience in client relations from previous roles in insurance and finance, Shóna thrives in orchestrating high-profile events and delivering memorable experiences for her clients. 

When not traveling around the world hosting Cambridge events, Shóna is based in Vancouver where she enjoys getting out in nature as much as possible – hiking the local trails, running along the seawall, or taking her paddle board out on the water.