James Turley

Mr. Turley is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young. He led the firm from 2001 until his retirement in June, 2013. Mr. Turley joined Ernst & Young in 1977 and held various positions there until being named Regional Managing Partner for the Upper Midwest in 1994, and for New York in 1998. He was named Deputy Chairman in 2000 and Chairman in 2001.

Mr. Turley holds an undergraduate degree and a master's in accounting from Rice University. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America and the Board of Trustees for Rice University, and is chair of the National Corporate Theatre Fund. He also serves on the Committee for Economic Development. He was on the board of Catalyst from 2001-2013, serving as its Chair from 2009-2013, and until his retirement was a member of the Business Roundtable and IBLAC (International Business Leaders Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai), and was co-chair of Russia's Foreign Investment Advisory Council. He also chaired the Governing Board of the U.S. Center for Audit Quality from 2007-2011.

Mr. Turley currently serves on the corporate boards for Citigroup, Emerson Electric Company, Intrexon Corporation and Northrop Grumman.

He and his wife, Lynne, have a grown son.