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Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):
Ken Lewis, 48, has spent more than two decades helping to create good jobs and strong communities here in North Carolina.
In 1987, Ken was the first African-American lawyer ever hired by Moore & Van Allen, at the time North Carolina's largest and most prominent law firm. He later became a partner in the firm, also a first. Ken's specialty was business law. He helped companies across a wide range of industries in North Carolina to grow, create jobs, and compete successfully in the US and around the world.
During this time, Ken also served as the legal advisor for the Raleigh Housing Authority. He served on the Board of Directors of the Authority's college scholarship fund, and he started a program called RaleighWorks that matched college students who were residents of public housing with local businesses for summer employment.
When he was 32, Ken found a new way to pursue his dream of helping businesses grow, create jobs, and transform communities. He left his secure career at the prominent law firm and started his own small law practice dedicated to providing high-quality legal services to nonprofit organizations and small businesses.
His clients included a nationally-recognized Small Business Administration lender called the Self-Help Ventures Fund; the Downtown Housing Improvement Corporation, one of North Carolina's most successful nonprofit housing developers; and several nationally-prominent affordable housing and community development organizations.
In 2006, Ken merged his rapidly-growing small firm with the firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, one of North Carolina's most prestigious law firms. There he continued his work on behalf of jobs, growth, and communities. He served on the NC Treasurer's Public Finance Advisory Board, which improved state and local financing of vital infrastructure. |
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