Kenza Wilks
Election Year: 2021
Election Constituency: Bermuda
Scholar Status: Scholar in Residence
Rhodes Identifier: Bermuda & Balliol 2021
Biography
Kenza Wilks is in his final year at King's College, London where he studies Politics, Philosophy and Economics with Chinese Language. Passionate about issues of economic development, his focus has been on policy related to sustainable urban development and income inequality. Prior to King's, Kenza attended Tsinghua University where he studied Chinese Language and Literature as a Confucius Scholar.
Kenza twice captained the England national debate team reaching the finals of the World Schools Debate Competition in 2016 and 2017. He currently volunteers as an assistant coach to the Indian national team and leads CodeBlue, a social enterprise focussed on bringing debate opportunities to students from diverse backgrounds through camps and online workshops.
Kenza enjoys spending time in the ocean, running and racing dragon boats.