Kenneth W. Freeman is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 7 different companies and presently is Chairman for Laureate Education, Inc. Mr. Freeman is also on the board of Center For Higher Ambition and Vice President-Resources at Boston University and Professor at Questrom School of Business.

He previously was Chairman at Quest Diagnostics, Inc., General Partner at KKR & Co., Inc. and Member of KKR Management LLC (a subsidiary of KKR & Co., Inc.), Chairman at Masonite International, Inc., Director at Lake Region Medical, Inc., Chairman of Bucknell University, Chairman of Graduate Management Admission Council and Chairman for American Clinical Laboratory Association.

He received an undergraduate degree from Bucknell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.