Alex Brigham is the Executive Director of the Ethisphere Institute, the world’s most recognized authority in the research, rating and certification of corporate and institutional ethics, anti-corruption and sustainability efforts.
Ethisphere provides the only third-party verifications of compliance programs and ethical cultures with Ethics Inside Certification®, Compliance Leader Verification and Anti-Corruption Leader Verification. Ethisphere Magazine, which publishes the globally recognized World’s Most Ethical Companies Ranking™, is the quarterly publication of the Institute.
Among Ethisphere’s other research and rating activities are the highly regarded 100 Most Influential in Business Ethics, Attorneys Who Matter and 50 Codes of Conduct Benchmarked. The Institute’s associated membership groups, the Ethisphere Council and Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA), are forums for business ethics that includes over 200 leading corporations, universities and institutions.
Mr. Brigham speaks frequently on the topic of corporate ethics, sustainability, anti-corruption, corporate citizenship, and how such matters correlate to a company’s financial performance, regulatory track record and consumer and stakeholder perception. Mr. Brigham has appeared as a guest commentator on CBNC, FOX, NPR, CBS News Radio and Corporate Board Member’s “This Week in the Boardroom.” Mr. Brigham’s print and online article contributions and quotations have been featured by Forbes.com, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Financial Times, Huffington Post, New York Times, Reuters, U.S. News & World Report and Motley Fool. In addition, Mr. Brigham is frequently invited to speak at industry conferences and senior management meetings. Recent speaking engagements include the World Economic Development Forum, Forbes Ethical Leadership Forum, Annual Ethisphere Global Ethics Summit, Human Capital Institute and more.
Mr. Brigham currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the risk assessment and compliance training firm Corpedia Corporation. Previously, Mr. Brigham was a principal at the leveraged buyout firm partnership Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), and also served as a financial analyst at the investment banking firm Lazard Freres. Mr. Brigham is a graduate of Yale University.
