Kenneth A. Carow
Board Member
Kenneth (Ken) Carow has been a member of the Thrivent Board of Directors since 2013. He serves on the Audit committee.
With his research in finance and experience in higher education, Carow helps ensure Thrivent remains strong and stable and its workforce is enabled to help people achieve financial clarity, so they can make the most of what they’ve been given.
Carow is a professor of finance and previously served as the executive associate dean of faculty and research at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business Indianapolis (KSBI); as associate dean for Indianapolis Research and Programs; as a co-director of the Kelley Direct American Banking Association Program; and as chair of the undergraduate program at KSBI. Prior to his time at Indiana University, he was assistant professor at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Carow previously served on the boards of directors of Lutheran High School of Indianapolis and the Midwest Financial Association. He also was director of the stewardship ministry and served on the endowment fund board for Calvary Lutheran Church in Indianapolis. He is a past associate editor for the Journal of Financial Research and The Financial Review. Carow is a member of the Chartered Financial Analysts Society of Indianapolis, the Financial Management Association and MENSA.
He received a Bachelor of Science in finance from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, and earned his doctorate in finance from Purdue University.
About Thrivent
Thrivent is a financial services company that puts generosity at the heart of saving and investing. We are member-owned, founded more than a century ago when neighbors came together to insure each other. We help build, grow and protect financial well-being through purpose-driven advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs.
Today we serve over two million clients, manage more than $170 billion in assets and hold superior financial health ratings from Moody’s and S&P. For more than a decade, Ethisphere has recognized Thrivent as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies