Jim Turley

Jim Turley
Jim Turley during a press conference at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the New Champions.
Born James S. Turley
Alma mater Rice University (B.A.), (M.A.)
Occupation Former Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young
Successor Mark Weinberger
Board member of Citigroup
Emerson Electric
Intrexon
Boy Scouts of America
Catalyst
Northrop Grumman

James S. Turley is an American business executive.[1][2][3] He was chairman and chief executive officer of Ernst & Young from 2001 to 2013.[1][2][3]

Biography

Early life

He received a B.A. and an M.A. from Rice University.[1]

Career

He joined Ernst & Young in 1977 in the US firm's Houston office and served as chairman and CEO from July 2001 to June 2013.[1][4][5]

He co-chairs the Russia Foreign Investment Advisory Council.[2] He is also on the board of directors of the Citigroup, Emerson Electric, Intrexon, Northrup Grumman Corporation,[6] Boy Scouts of America, Catalyst, the National Corporate Theater Fund, and on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Rice University.[1][2]

He is a member of the Business Roundtable, International Business Leaders' Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai and Transatlantic Business Dialogue.[2] Turley was the chair of the governing board of the U.S. Center for Audit Quality in 2007–2011. In 2010, he was appointed by Barack Obama to the President's Export Council.[7]

Turley is a popular business leader. In 2013, Turley was the 4th highest-rated CEO, with an approval rating of 96% as calculated by Glassdoor.[8]

Personal life

He is married to Lynne Turley, and they have a grown son.[3] He plays tennis and golf.[3]

Upon Turley's retirement, Rice University’s Jones School announced the launch of the James S. Turley-Ernst & Young Leadership Development Initiative that focusses on accounting education. In conjunction with this, the university received a $2.5 million gift that includes $1 million from Turley, $500,000 from Ernst & Young and $1 million from Ernst & Young Rice alumni and various partner donations in honor of Turley.[9]

Politics

In 2012, Turley was the first member of the Boy Scouts of America Executive Board to come out in public disapproval of its policy of excluding gays.[10] The following year, the policy was reversed, allowing gay youths to join the organisation.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bloomberg BusinessWeek
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 The Wall Street Journal
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ernst & Young
  4. ↑ "Chairman and CEO's letter: James S. Turley". EY. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. ↑ James Turley to retire as Ernst & Young CEO, Reuters, November 24, 2011
  6. ↑ http://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/CompanyLeadership/Pages/default.aspx. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "James S. Turley". EY. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "50 Highest Rated CEOs". Glassdoor. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. ↑ . Rice University http://news.rice.edu/2013/06/28/rice-universitys-jones-school-to-launch-james-s-turley-ernst-young-leadership-development-initiative-focusing-on-accounting-education/. Retrieved 20 July 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ "Boy Scouts Board Member Fights Anti-Gay Policy". Huffington Post. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  11. ↑ Wong, Curtis (23 May 2013). "Boy Scouts To Allow Gay Youths". Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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