Ken Joseph

Ken provides thought leadership on a variety of financial services and regulatory matters, as well as head of the firm’s Cryptocurrency Task Force. Ken focuses on serving clients who need informed and proven strategies to successfully navigate a broad spectrum of threats arising from investigations, compliance examinations, litigation, and crisis scenarios. At Kroll, Ken has provided expert testimony and reports on various regulatory compliance and enforcement matters, counseled on multiple high-profile investigations, advised SEC-registered entities on ESG policies and practices, conducted due diligence in the context of M&A transactions, and guided innovators on various digital currency structures and proposed offerings. He has a unique combination of front-line expertise and experience in U.S. securities law, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance. Ken served with distinction for a total of over 21 years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including service as one of the inaugural supervisors in the Division of Enforcement’s specialized Asset Management Unit, and most recently as a Senior Officer in the Commission’s Division of Examinations (f/k/a as the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations). He has investigated, supervised, and resolved numerous complex and high-profile cases involving a wide variety of alleged misconduct by market professionals, other individuals, and by public and private entities.