Ken Cynar is Executive Vice President of the Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. and Executive Editor of this Web site – Accountability Central.
Larry Checco is president of Checco Communications. His latest book is entitled Aha! Moments in Brand Management: Commonsense Insights to a Stronger, Healthier Brand. Checco Communications is a consulting firm that specializes in branding. It helps organizations clearly define who they are, what they do, how they do it and, most importantly, why anyone should care enough to support them.
John and the Regenerative Organization team are a visionary and diverse network of experts in the fields of regenerative leadership, integral psychology, business, engineering, education, community building, policy and law, whose mission is to help organizations develop a triple-top line vision and practice.
Arnold R. Isaacs was a reporter, foreign and Washington correspondent, and editor for the Baltimore Sun. He is the author of two books relating to the Vietnam war and an on-line report -- From Troubled Lands: Listening to Pakistani Americans and Afghan Americans in post-9/11 America.
A prolific author, Keld's internationally-acclaimed book Negotiating Partnership has been translated into four languages and published in more than 28 countries. He also writes feature articles for the national and international media and appears in the broadcast media as a highly-regarded commentator on international business issues. He is a frequent speaker at conferences around the world and has worked with numerous global businesses in a training and consulting capacity.
Mr. Kinder co-founded KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. in 1988 and served as its president and board chair until its sale in 2009 to Risk Metrics Group (now owned by MSCI). Then, KLD served over 400 institutional clients and was the world's leading provider of social investment research and indices.
Robert R. (" Bob") McMillan was the first U.S. chairman of the Panama Canal Commission who was not an official of the Defense Department. He was a member of the Board of Directors of WellChoice, Inc. (NYSE) from 1994 through 2005 when WellChoice was acquired by WellPoint, Inc. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors of Lumex, Inc. (AMEX) from 1984 through 1998. He also served on advisory boards of Key Bank for over nine years and is a member of the Board of Madison National Bank.
Robert A. G. Monks is a shareholder activist and one of the founders of the field of corporate governance. He is the author of Corpocracy and The New Global Investors, and with Nell Minow, Watching the Watchers, Corporate Governance and Power & Accountability.
Sam Pizzigati edits Too Much, an online weekly on excess and inequality. An associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., he co-authors the Institute's annual executive pay analysis.
Ron Robins is founder of the globally popular and respected ethical investing site, Investing for the Soul; writes the Enlightened Economics blog about a new economics integrating consciousness, natural law, and free-market theory.
Tim Smith is Senior Vice President and head of Walden Asset Management's ongoing shareholder engagement program to promote greater corporate leadership on ESG issues. This includes company dialogues, shareholder proposals, proxy voting and public policy advocacy.
Geoffrey Styles is Managing Director of GSW Strategy Group, LLC, an energy and environmental strategy consulting firm. Since 2002 he has served as a consultant and advisor, helping organizations and executives address systems-level challenges.
Deborah Wallace is currently Principal at BrinkPoint Consulting, LLC, a firm providing consulting and research services to both public and private sector organizations. BrinkPoint’s consulting services focus on Director Education and Governance Reform.
"If we can't come to Jesus let's at least come to our senses."
Timothy J. Keating is President of Keating Investments, LLC, the investment adviser to Keating Capital, Inc. of Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Francesca Rheannon is Co-Director of Sea Change Media and Co-Host/Producer of Sea Change Radio. She's an award-winning broadcast journalist with a background in political economy and environmental education. She has written on sustainability for E-The Environmental Magazine, SocialFunds.com, CSRwire.com, The CRO, and New Solutions.
Featured commentator Rick M. Schweiger is a member of the Investment Committee of Keating Investments.
Deborah Wallace is a governance reform advisor, author and Principal Owner of BrinkPoint Consulting, LLC.
Mike Wallace is a recognized expert in the field of sustainability and business strategy whose diverse background as an advisor, manager, author, and lecturer provides him with the integrated perspective that today's complex sustainability challenges demand.