Jim Turley

James S. Turley (born 1955)^[1] is an American business executive.^[2][3][4] He was chairman and chief executive officer of Ernst & Young from 2001 to 2013.^[2][3][4] He was the National President of the Boy Scouts of America from 2018 to 2019.^[5]

Turley grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.^[6] He received a B.A. and a Master of Accounting from Rice University.^[2]

In 1977, Turley joined Ernst & Young in the US firm's Houston office and served as chairman and CEO from July 2001 to June 2013.^[2][4][7]

Turley has co-chaired the Russia Foreign Investment Advisory Council^[3] and has served on the board of directors of Citigroup,^[8]Emerson Electric, Intrexon, Northrop Grumman Corporation,^[9]Boy Scouts of America, Catalyst, the National Corporate Theater Fund, and on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Rice University.^[2][3]

He has been a member of the Business Roundtable, International Business Leaders' Advisory Council for the mayor of Shanghai and Transatlantic Business Dialogue.^[3] 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.^[4]

In 2013, Turley was the 4th highest-rated CEO with an approval rating of 96% as calculated by Glassdoor.^[10]

Turley está casado con Lynne Pounds, originaria de Kirkwood , un suburbio de San Luis , Misuri . Él y su esposa tienen un hijo adulto. ^{[ 4 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ]}

Turley juega al tenis y al golf. ^{[ 4 ]}

Tras la jubilación de Turley, la Escuela Jones de la Universidad Rice anunció el lanzamiento de la Iniciativa de Desarrollo de Liderazgo James S. Turley-Ernst & Young, centrada en la formación en contabilidad. Paralelamente, la universidad recibió una donación de 2,5 millones de dólares, que incluye 1 millón de dólares de Turley, 500 000 dólares de Ernst & Young y 1 millón de dólares de exalumnos de Ernst & Young Rice y diversas donaciones de socios en honor a Turley. ^{[ 15 ]}

En 2012, Turley fue el primer miembro de la Junta Ejecutiva de los Boy Scouts de América en manifestar públicamente su desacuerdo con la política de exclusión de los homosexuales. ^{[ 16 ]} Al año siguiente, la política se revirtió, permitiendo que los jóvenes homosexuales se unieran a la organización. ^{[ 17 ]}