Our Boards of Directors

The Ethics & Compliance Initiative is comprised of two nonprofit organizations: the Ethics Research Center and the Ethics & Compliance Association. Both of our organizations are governed by an independent board of directors, those members are below.

See ERC By-laws

Ethics Research Center Board of Directors

Larry Thompson
Larry ThompsonChair
Of Counsel
Finch McCranie, LLP
Ashley Watson
Ashley WatsonVice Chair
General Counsel Medical Devices
Johnson & Johnson
Uma Amuluru
Uma Amuluru
General Counsel for Boeing Defense, Space & Security
The Boeing Company

Richard Davies
Richard Davies
Group VP, Ethics and Compliance
Natura & Co.
Howard Hacker
Howard Hacker
Chief Compliance Officer of Walmart Health & Wellness
Walmart
David Huntley
David Huntley
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
AT&T
Alec Koch
Alec Koch
Partner
King & Spalding, LLP
David Ogden
David Ogden
Partner & Chair, Government and Regulatory Litigation Practice Group
WilmerHale, LLP
Cynthia Patton
Cynthia Patton
General Counsel and Secretary
Tessera Therapeutics
Tameika Pope
Tameika Pope
Senior Associate Director and Chief Human Capital Officer
Federal Reserve Board
Tonya Robinson
Tonya Robinson
Vice Chair and General Counsel – Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance
KPMG, LLP
Katie Smith
Katie SmithECA Vice Chair
Vice President, Ethics
Assurant, Inc.
Melissa Stapleton-Barnes
Melissa Stapleton-Barnes
Former Sr. Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management & Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Eli Lilly and Co.
Andrew Weissmann
Andrew Weissmann
Professor of Practice
NYU, Law
Charlie Whitaker
Charlie Whitaker
Sr. Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Compliance Officer
Altria
Sally Yates
Sally Yates
Partner, Special Matters & Government Investigations
King & Spalding, LLP
Paul Zikmund
Paul ZikmundECA Chair
SVP Chief Risk, Compliance & Information Security Officer
Berkadia, LLC

Ex officio, non-voting member

Pat Harned, Ph.D.
Pat Harned, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Ethics & Compliance Initiative

Ethics Officer

Scott Avelino
Scott Avelino
Partner
Compliance Systems Legal Group

General Counsel

Patrick Montgomery
Patrick Montgomery
Partner
King & Spalding, LLP

Corporate Secretary

Patty Hernandez
Patty Hernandez
Ethics & Compliance Initiative

For information about our boards, please contact Patty Hernandez, phernandez@ethics.org.

Ethics & Compliance Association Board of Directors

See ECA By-laws
Paul Zikmund
Paul ZikmundChair
SVP Chief Risk, Compliance & Information Security Officer
Berkadia, LLC
Katie Smith
Katie SmithVice Chair
Vice President, Ethics
Assurant, Inc.
Jamal Ahmed
Jamal Ahmed
Former Vice President, Internal Audit and Chief Ethics Officer
Day & Zimmermann
Robb Canning
Robb Canning
Deputy E&C Officer, Risk Management, Americas
Ernst & Young
Richard Davies
Richard Davies
Group VP, Ethics and Compliance
Natura & Co.
Seth Cohen
Seth Cohen
Director, Global Compliance
Alvarez & Marsal
Kurt Drake
Kurt Drake
Vice President, Global Compliance
Toyota Motor Corporation
Greg Keeling
Greg Keeling
Director, Ethics & Conduct
BMO Financial Group
Robert Mascola
Robert Mascola
Chief Compliance Officer
Juul Labs
Tom McDaniel
Tom McDaniel
Senior Director, Ethics & Compliance
L3 Harris
Suzanne Milton
Suzanne Milton
Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Virginia Commonwealth University
Nina Martin
Nina Martin
Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Bechtel Group, Inc.
Alicia Olmstead
Alicia Olmstead
Consultant, Global Ethics and Compliance
Dell Technologies
Justin Ross
Justin Ross
Chief Compliance Officer
FedEx Corporation
Mike Santos
Mike Santos
Deputy Corporate Ombuds, Office of the Corporate Ombuds
Con Edison
Yan Tougas
Yan Tougas
Global Ethics & Compliance Officer
RTX
Blake Wilson
Blake Wilson
Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, CPA
BDO USA

Ex officio, non-voting member

Pat Harned, Ph.D.
Pat Harned, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Ethics & Compliance Initiative

Ethics Officer

Scott Avelino
Scott Avelino
Partner
Compliance Systems Legal Group

General Counsel

Patrick Montgomery
Patrick Montgomery
Partner
King & Spalding, LLP

Corporate Secretary

Patty Hernandez
Patty Hernandez
Ethics & Compliance Initiative

For information about our boards, please contact ECI Executive Assistant & Corporate Secretary, Patty Hernández, phernandez@ethics.org