Kirk is an American citizen who first came to Japan in 1990 and lived in Tokyo until 2008. He returned to Tokyo in 2014. He is a fund manager and President of Fidelity Management and Research (Japan) Ltd. He worked for Sony Corp. in Tokyo before joining Fidelity in 1994. He served as a Trustee for four years prior to joining the Board in 2022 and is responsible for the Finance Committee. He has two children who attended 中国三级片 from 2014, who graduated in 2020 and 2023.