Ken began his career at E.F. Hutton & Company as an internal auditor. He became an Assistant Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, responsible for accounting and auditing in the trading area. Ken was invited to join Wertheim Schroder & Co. as a Vice President in Asset Management Services, and was appointed Senior Vice President of Klingenstein, Fields & Co. He is a former trustee of Ithaca College, a director of Brandywine Trust Company and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Windward School. Ken graduated cum laude from Ithaca College with a B.S. in Finance and received an M.B.A. from Fordham University.