Corporate governance and responsibility are key issues in managing any organization. American Program Bureau’s (APB) corporate governance and responsibility roster offers a wide variety of speakers including CEO’s, journalists, and political figures who can help organizations develop and maintain an ethical compass and implement best practices that will help guide them in governing responsibly .
Peter Thum
Nestled in the coolers of more than 8,000 Starbucks stores, sits Ethos Water, a 23.6-ounce bottle festooned with a map of the world. What distinguishes it from other brands? The company was founded by Peter Thum, a former McKinsey consultant, who dreamed of providing clean drinking water to Third World countries by selling ...
Tim Sanders
Sanders is the former Leadership Coach at Yahoo! and author of Love is the Killer APP. Prior to his current position, Sanders was the Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo!, where he was in charge of delivering next-generation marketing programs to world class brands. A dynamic and skilled speaker with years of debating ...
Howard Gardner
Howard Gardner, a psychologist and professor at Harvard, is a pioneering intellectual thinker whose expertise reflects decades of study in leadership, intelligences, and ethics. His most recent book is Truth, Beauty & Goodness Reframed.
Harry Markopolos
Harry Markopolos was catapulted into the spotlight as the man who blew the whistle on Bernie Madoff and his $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Passionate about fixing the system and preventing future abuses, Markopolos speaks about the Madoff scheme and how you can recognize and prevent fraud in your organization.
Sherron Watkins
Sherron Watkins is the former Vice President of Enron Corporation who alerted then-CEO Ken Lay in August 2001 to accounting irregularities within the company, warning him that Enron ‘might implode in a wave of accounting scandals.’ She has testified before Congressional Committees from the House and Senate ...
Joseph P. Kennedy II
The founder of Citizens Energy Corporation, Joseph P. Kennedy II has served as Chairman and President of the company since 1998, following 12 years of service in the US House of Representatives. Establishing the nonprofit company to provide low-cost heating oil to the poor and elderly, Kennedy grew the organization to ...
Mary Robinson
As first female President of Ireland, Robinson increased the status of the nation. Formerly the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, she now advises businesses worldwide on ethical practices and management. In addition to her role as Executive Director of the Ethical Globalization Initiative, she is one of five members ...
Andrew Savitz
Andrew Savitz is a creative business leader, advisor, author and speaker, with over 20 years of hands-on experience assisting corporation to become leaders in sustainability and environmental performance and reporting. An internationally known expert on corporate social responsibility and sustainability, Savitz is the ...
Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Xavier Sala-i-Martin is Professor of Economics at Columbia University in New York and the Chief Economic Advisor to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A respected economist, Sala-i-Martin is also a consultant to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, a member of the Counseling Board of Telefonica ...
Watts Wacker
Watts Wacker is one of the most celebrated and influential minds in modern business. A lecturer, best-selling author, political commentator and social critic, he is one of the world’s most respected futurists. His uncommon versatility and vision has allowed him to help the world’s top corporations and organizations ...
Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. is the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics at Harvard Business School. He has taught courses on business ethics, strategy, and management in the School's MBA and executive programs.
Randy Cohen
Emmy Award-winning Randy Cohen pens "The Ethicist," a weekly column for The New York Times Magazine, which answers readers' ethical questions spanning all topics.
Dan Pallotta
A leading expert on innovation in the nonprofit sector and a pioneering social entrepreneur, Pallotta has written the popular Uncharitable, a thoughtful book probing the issue of whether or not charity and capitalism should remain divided. A distinguished lecturer, he speaks on many societal issues including AIDS, ...
Ralph Nader
Former Green Party candidate for president and one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential Americans of the 20th Century," Ralph Nader has always been a voice fighting for the people on the issues that matter most: healthcare, safety, environment, ethics, education, economic and social equality. As a keynote ...
Beth Simone Noveck
Beth Simone Noveck served in the White House as the founder and director of the White House Open Government Initiative and United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer (2009-2011), where she was responsible for developing and coordinating President Obama's Administration policy on government innovation. Prime Minister ...
Jeffrey Wigand
As a tobacco control and ethics crusader, and the highest-ranking former tobacco industry executive ever to address public health and safety, Dr. Wigand's story was the inspiration for the award-winning movie, The Insider, starring Russell Crowe. A true proponent of proper business ethics, Wigand moves audiences with his ...
Caroline Casey
A visually impaired social entrepreneur working to enhance the relationship between disability and society, Caroline has received several high profile awards in recognition of her work worldwide. She was the first Irish person to be appointed a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2006 and was awarded an ...
Jack McGuire
Jack McGuire served as interim President and CEO of the American Red Cross from December 13, 2005 – May 28, 2007. He will continue to serve as Executive Vice President of Biomedical Services, the position he assumed in March 2004, through July 15, 2007.
Bruce Weinstein
Bruce Weinstein, PhD, is the professional ethicist known as The Ethics Guy. He appears regularly on several networks as an ethics analyst, and writes the syndicated column, “Ask the Ethics Guy.” His latest book is Life Principles: Feeling Good by Doing Good.
Marc Gunther
As a contributing writer at Fortune magazine, Gunther has seen the transformation of modern workplaces and documented it in his widely acclaimed book, Faith and Fortune. An expert on values, business, and corporate citizenship, Gunther argues that corporate America - despite assumptions to the contrary - is ...
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