Mr. Kirkwood serves as General Counsel of Vida’s subsidiary, Magna Life Settlements, and as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Vida.  Prior to joining Magna, Mr. Kirkwood served as the EVP, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary for the nation’s largest direct purchaser of consumer future cash flows backed by insurance company obligations.  He was responsible for the company’s legal, compliance and regulatory matters including handling a broad range of M&A and capital markets transactions, risk analysis matters, compliance and corporate governance items. In addition, he led the legal and compliance efforts taking the company through its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, and he managed the ongoing SEC, NYSE and OTC marketplace reporting and compliance requirements.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Kirkwood provided legal and regulatory counsel and strategic guidance for a consumer specialty finance company addressing needs relating to purchasing of future cash flows and the company’s life settlement and pre-settlement funding business units. Mr. Kirkwood graduated from Union College in 1992 and from Albany Law School in 1995.

Jessica brings more than 10 years of experience in the life settlements industry to Magna Life, where she currently holds a dual role in secondary trading and pricing. She specializes in analyzing the risk, costs, and benefits of life insurance policies in the secondary market while developing and maintaining relationships with brokers throughout the settlement process.

Jessica joined our team in July of 2023 after working for 2 years as Associate of Pricing and Optimization at Obra Capital, the parent company. Prior to joining Obra, she worked for 9 years at GWG, serving as Policy Acquisition Manager and Manager of the Pricing & Optimization team. Jessica graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS in Biology.

Mr. Kirkwood serves as General Counsel of Vida’s subsidiary, Magna Life Settlements, and as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Vida.  Prior to joining Magna, Mr. Kirkwood served as the EVP, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary for the nation’s largest direct purchaser of consumer future cash flows backed by insurance company obligations.  He was responsible for the company’s legal, compliance and regulatory matters including handling a broad range of M&A and capital markets transactions, risk analysis matters, compliance and corporate governance items. In addition, he led the legal and compliance efforts taking the company through its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, and he managed the ongoing SEC, NYSE and OTC marketplace reporting and compliance requirements.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Kirkwood provided legal and regulatory counsel and strategic guidance for a consumer specialty finance company addressing needs relating to purchasing of future cash flows and the company’s life settlement and pre-settlement funding business units. Mr. Kirkwood graduated from Union College in 1992 and from Albany Law School in 1995.

Jessica brings more than 10 years of experience in the life settlements industry to Magna Life, where she currently holds a dual role in secondary trading and pricing. She specializes in analyzing the risk, costs, and benefits of life insurance policies in the secondary market while developing and maintaining relationships with brokers throughout the settlement process.

Jessica joined our team in July of 2023 after working for 2 years as Associate of Pricing and Optimization at Obra Capital, the parent company. Prior to joining Obra, she worked for 9 years at GWG, serving as Policy Acquisition Manager and Manager of the Pricing & Optimization team. Jessica graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS in Biology.