Kenneth W. Willman

Ken Willman joined the board of Covenant House International in June 2020 after serving on the board of Covenant House New York since 2003. He is the former chief legal officer of Russell Investments, where he was responsible for the compliance, global risk management, government and community relations, internal audit, and legal departments. Ken also served on the boards of numerous Russell Investments operating entities and fund complexes in countries around the world. He joined Russell Investments after 16 years with Goldman Sachs in London and Hong Kong, which included serving as general counsel of the Investment Banking Division and general counsel of Asia-Ex Japan. Ken began his legal career as a clerk for United States District Court Judge James L. Latchum before practicing with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York and Tokyo. Ken also serves on the boards of The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle and the University of Puget Sound, where he studied economics, and politics and government. He served on the board of advisors of the Institute of Law and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he did his legal studies. Over the past decade, Ken and his wife, Rosemary, have become increasingly involved in commercial and nonprofit theatre in New York, London, Seattle, and elsewhere. They have three young adult children and split their time between Seattle and New York.