Ken Bouyer
Ernst & Young (EY) Americas DEI Recruiting Leader
As EY Americas Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Recruiting Leader, Ken is responsible for developing and implementing the global EY organization’s recruiting strategy to build and attract diverse and inclusive talent pools for member firms in the Americas. Ken frequently serves as an EY industry group spokesperson on both diversity and recruiting trends at a range of events and with leading media outlets. Ken has served in a variety of roles since joining the Assurance practice of Ernst & Young LLP in 1990. Prior to his current role, Ken was a Leader in the firm’s Consulting Services practice, supporting various global internal audit clients.
Credentials and Community Activities
Ken is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and serves on the Board of Trustees for his alma mater, Manhattan College. He also serves on North Carolina A&T’s Dean’s Advisory Council, Howard University’s Center for Accounting Education and Arizona State University’s Accounting Advisory Board. He serves on the Audit committee for the Charter School Growth Fund. He is a lifetime member and a current Corporate Advisory Board Member of both the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) and the ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America) organizations and was honored with a ALPFA Lifetime Achievement Award. Ken was awarded the 2022 AACSB Influential Leader Award.
Ken is the past Chair and current member of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants’ (AICPA) National Commission on Diversity & Inclusion. Previously, Ken was a Board Member and International President of Beta Alpha Psi and a Board member and Chair of the Audit Committee for the American Accounting Association. He was awarded the NABA’s Presidential Award for his extraordinary accomplishments and leadership in the accounting profession and his commitment to and support of NABA. Ken was also the recipient of the Harlem YMCA’s Black Achiever’s in Industry award, the Michigan Society of CPA’s Diversity and Inclusion leadership award and the New Jersey State Society D&I Leadership award.
Ken has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York. National Association of Corporate Directors Certification and Member of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants.
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