Ken Bouyer

As EY Americas Director of Inclusiveness Recruiting, Ken develops and implements the recruiting strategy to build and attract the strongest talent from both traditional and nontraditional sources for EY Americas member firms. He frequently serves as a spokesperson on recruiting trends.

Prior to his current role, Ken was a director in the US firm’s Consulting Services practice, supporting various global internal audit clients.

Ken is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and serves on the Board of Trustees of Manhattan College, North Carolina A&T’s Dean’s Advisory Council and Arizona State University’s Accounting Advisory Board. He is a current corporate advisory board member of the National Association of Black Accountants and Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA), earning ALPFA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Ken is also a corporate advisory board member and President’s Award recipient of Ascend, a global network dedicated to the advancement of professionals in the workplace and on corporate boards.

Ken is the past chair and current member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) National Commission on Inclusion and is a board trustee of the Higher Learning Commission. 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 has also served on the board of directors for the Federation for the Schools of Accountancy (FSA). Ken is a recipient of the FSA’s Practitioner Service Award for his distinguished service to the profession of accounting and accounting education. 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 Achievers in Industry award and has been recognized by the Michigan Society of CPAs and the New Jersey State Society for his work.

Ken earned a BS degree in Accounting from Manhattan College. He is a certified internal auditor and member of the AICPA.

How Ken is shaping the future with confidence

“I try to build a better, more inclusive working world every day. I visit college campuses nationwide and meet with deans to help them make their campuses more inclusive; and I speak to young people regularly to inspire them to lead us into a future where all differences are valued and where all workplaces foster a sense of belonging.”