An organizer by training and a lawyer by trade, Ken has spent nearly 10 years shaping legislative policy in California, with a focus on workers’ rights, democracy, and tech accountability. Ken began his career in San Francisco Chinatown, organizing low-wage workers, monolingual tenants, and immigrant youth to fight for fair treatment on the job and full participation in our democracy. That experience led him to law school, after which he became a legislative advocate and compliance counsel representing civil society organizations across California.

Ken has championed major reforms that put power back in the hands of working people. He has helped pass legislation holding employers accountable for wage theft, deterring the use of forced arbitration to strip workers of their rights, and protecting workers from unlawful retaliation. He also shepherded California’s first-in-the-nation legislation on digital content provenance, giving the public tools to distinguish authentic content from AI-generated content.

Ken’s work spans a range of issues at the intersection of economic justice and democracy, including employment law enforcement, safeguards against electronic monitoring and AI in the workplace, the impact of technology on democratic institutions, campaign finance, and nonprofit compliance. He is proud to do this work in partnership with the labor movement, grassroots community groups, and social justice advocates working to make California a fairer place to live and work.

Ken serves on the advisory board of TechEquity and provides pro bono legal assistance to nonprofit organizations navigating campaign finance and tax law compliance. In his spare time, Ken enjoys woodworking and cooking.