Government/Public Policy

Vanessa Allen Sutherland

Vanessa L. Allen Sutherland, Executive Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Fortune 50 Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), is a seasoned executive and former U.S. Senate-confirmed political appointee with 25 years of private and public sector experience, focusing on helping publicly traded companies increase their … Read more

Mary Smith

Mary Smith is an independent board member, former CEO of a $6 billion national healthcare organization and C-suite executive with 25+ years of business experience. Mary currently serves on the board of PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of … Read more

Sue Meng

Sue Meng is a corporate partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. Her practice focuses on advising public companies, boards of directors and special committees in connection with mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments and other significant corporate matters.

Ms. Meng was selected as Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer Read more

Phyllis P. Harris

Phyllis Perrin Harris is a seasoned and multifaceted C-suite business executive with over 25 years of proven leadership in the corporate, federal regulatory and nonprofit sectors providing strategic direction, forward thinking, and continuous improvement to drive value to the organization’s bottom line.

Ms. Harris has deep experience in environmental, societal … Read more

Jannie K. Lau

Jannie K. Lau is a former S&P 400® technology company executive who currently advises a diverse portfolio of companies on business growth and transformation, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, and domestic and international government affairs. She serves on the Board of Directors of Arduro Sustainable Rubber Inc., a green … Read more

Arleas Upton Kea

Arleas Upton Kea is a C-level executive with extensive professional experience and significant executive leadership accomplishments. She reports directly to the Chairman (CEO) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), a government corporation, and she has strong diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and convening, facilitating, persuading … Read more

Robin Walker-Lee

Ms. Walker-Lee is an experienced executive and board director in the automotive, industrial, and construction industries. She is the retired Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of TRW Automotive Holdings (NYSE:TRW), a $17B global automotive supplier. TRW was taken private in May 2015 by ZF Group. During her five … Read more

Georgette Chapman Phillips

Georgette Chapman Phillips is the Kevin L. and Lisa A. Clayton Dean of Lehigh University’s College of Business. Dean Phillips is a seasoned executive and administrator with considerable managerial and financial oversight experience. Dean Phillips also has a breadth of experience and expertise in commercial real estate and urban planning. … Read more

Kelly McNamara Corley

Kelly McNamara Corley served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Discover Financial Services, a leading consumer credit, payments and online banking company from 2007 to 2019.  Ms. McNamara Corley’s responsibilities included serving on the firm’s 10 person Executive Committee responsible for management and strategic direction of … Read more

Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale

Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale is Vice President and General Counsel of Cummins, Inc. (NYSE: CMI), a Fortune 200 global power leader that designs, manufactures, distributes and services a broad portfolio of power solutions. In this role, Ms. Lamb-Hale oversees a global team of lawyers and other professionals, has global responsibility for … Read more