Full Name
Kenneth Kuk
Job Title
Sr. Director, Work and Rewards
Company
Willis Towers Watson
Speaker Bio

Ken is a Senior Director and leads WTW’s Work and Rewards line of business for the Washington D.C. office. Additionally, he leads global ESG offering for WTW’s Executive Compensation and Board Advisory practice and is part of the global leadership team.

Ken advises boards and senior management on matters related to executive compensation, board effectiveness and ESG. He is currently the lead or co-lead advisor to the Compensation Committee of several publicly traded companies.

In addition to his executive compensation work, Ken also advises senior management on subject areas such as effective employee reward strategy and programs, incentive/equity program design, M&A retention strategy, sales effectiveness and reward, performance goals setting, and pay-for-performance evaluations. Much of Ken’s work is dedicated to designing effective rewards strategy and programs that increase engagement of digital talent and drive innovation.

He is a key contributor in some of WTW’s industry-leading research and intellectual capital development initiatives, such as ESG and climate risk, talent and reward practices for start-ups, leading practices in total rewards, digital companies, partnerships, and private equity owned companies. He frequently writes on multiple platforms, such as World Economic Forum, Directors & Board, and Chief Executive Group.

Ken holds a B.S. with honors in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University. Prior to joining WTW, Ken worked at one of the nation’s largest public policy research organizations as a database manager.

Kenneth Kuk