About

Kenneth Fredeen stands out from his peers due to his sterling reputation as a leader and his active participation in a range of diversity initiatives aimed at improving the quality and standards of in-house counsel. Aside from his role as general counsel and secretary to the board at Deloitte, the world’s largest professional services provider, Fredeen has been awarded for a myriad of philanthropic and exceptional work in his professional and personal life. Most recently Fredeen was recognised as a global leader in the Deloitte global talent leadership program. In addition, Fredeen was a founding member of Legal Leaders for Diversity and Inclusion and is also a member of the board for the Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Policy. He currently serves as chair of the board of The Learning Partnership, a national organisation which supports public education in Canada, and is a member of the board for SenseAbility, a recently established not-for-profit entity supporting the employment of people with disabilities. As part of his multifaceted work Fredeen has been involved in many capacities with the United Way, having chaired the Greater Toronto Area and national campaigns and participated on the Toronto United Way Legal and Major Individual Giving cabinets. As an executive member of the Association of Canadian General Counsel he is a panellist and speaker on the challenges and highlights of the general counsel, diversity and in-house management.