Advisory Councils

Strategic Advisory Council

Alex DimitriefFormer, General Counsel, GE and President and CEO, GE's Global Growth Organization

Veta RichardsonPresident & CEO, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)

Michael HershmanPresident and CEO, The Fairfax Group

Preston McKenzieOperating Partner, General Atlantic

Paul GennaroSenior Vice President, Chief Brand and Communications Officer, Voya Financial

Erica Salmon ByrneExecutive Vice President, Chair of BELA and Executive Board Liaison, Ethisphere

Timothy ErblichChief Executive Officer and Executive Board Liaison, Ethisphere

BELA Executive Steering Committee

The BELA Executive Steering Committee is comprised of senior executives from BELA Member Companies who provide strategic direction to Ethisphere to help shape the priorities and objectives of the BELA community.

David HuntleySenior Executive Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, AT&T

Michael McLaughlinSVP, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Dell Technologies, Inc.

Kellye GordonVice President, Ethics & Compliance, VF Corporation

Thomas PfennigSVP, Global Head of Compliance & Data Privacy, Bayer AG

Kelly W. PayneVice President – Global Ethics and Compliance Officer, Eli Lilly and Company

Joe SantosuossoDirector, Business Conduct and Global Compliance, Apple Inc.

Louis SapirmanVice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Panasonic Corporation of North America

Jennifer TeerdhalaDirector, Ethics & Compliance and Analytics, The Coca-Cola Company

Ula UlbaniChief Ethics & Conduct Officer, BMO Financial Group (BMO)

World’s Most Ethical Companies Methodology Advisory Panel

The World’s Most Ethical Companies® Methodology Advisory Panel is comprised of leading attorneys and government officials, professors and organization leaders who care about ethical and honest business practices. The panel periodically reviews and refines the Ethics Quotient survey and World’s Most Ethical Companies Methodology to ensure its relevancy. Advisory Panel members are not involved in the honoree selection process, and all input and feedback provided to Ethisphere is reflective of each members’ personal viewpoints and is not representative of their respective organizations.

Charles ElsonEdgar S. Woolard, Jr. Chair in Corporate Governance, University of Delaware; Professor of Finance, University of Delaware; Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware