Executive Leadership
Ken Merritt
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Founder and Managing Partner of Merritt Advisory Group, and a strategic leader with world-class financial acumen — helping executives align organizational goals, functional capabilities, and personal leadership gravitas.
Biography
Ken Merritt is the Founder and Managing Partner of Merritt Advisory Group. He is a strategic leader with a unique combination of broad enterprise strategy expertise, deep functional prowess, and world-class financial acumen. His specific expertise includes helping executives align organizational goals, functional capabilities, and personal leadership gravitas.
Ken has worked extensively in financial services, consumer and industrial products, and private equity. He has served as an advisory leader at Korn Ferry, Deloitte Consulting, and Accenture. He is a frequent speaker and strategic facilitator for conferences, universities, and leadership meetings. Ken served on the Beta Gamma Sigma Board of Governors from 2021 to 2025.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Willie A. Deese College of Business & Economics at North Carolina A&T State University, and a Master of Business Administration in Finance, Strategy, and Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Impact
Proof Points
Top-tier advisory firms — Korn Ferry, Deloitte Consulting, and Accenture.
MBA in Finance, Strategy & Marketing from Northwestern University.
B.S. in Accounting from the Willie A. Deese College of Business & Economics.
Served on the Beta Gamma Sigma Board of Governors.
Interactive Bio
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Each chapter reframes the story for a different intent — the arenas where the work has left its mark.
Alignment at the top.
As Founder and Managing Partner of Merritt Advisory Group, Ken helps executives align organizational goals, functional capabilities, and personal leadership gravitas — turning vision into disciplined execution.
- Enterprise strategy
- Leadership alignment
- Organizational design
Leadership Playbook
Short enough to remember.
Align strategy with structure.
Ensure organizational goals, functional capabilities, and leadership presence are in concert before committing capital.
Govern with discipline.
Apply world-class financial acumen and process so every position is held with accountability and long-view conviction.
Lead from the front.
Bring personal gravitas and servant leadership to every advisory engagement, boardroom, and strategic conversation.
Measure in decades.
Think beyond quarterly cycles — build structures and relationships that compound over time.