Leadership

Lori Tansey Martens Founder and President

Lori Tansey Martens is a leading authority on international business ethics and has been recognized as a contemporary American opinion leader. Active in the field of business ethics for over 20 years, Ms. Tansey Martens frequently travels the world over speaking on matters of business ethics and has been quoted in publications including the New York Times, Guardian, Investor’s Business Daily, USA Today, and Business Ethics Magazine. She has also appeared on such news broadcasts as the BBC, CNN, Nightly Business Report, and CNN Financial News. She has conducted ethics training programs throughout the world, including Africa, the Asia Pacific, Eastern and Western Europe, and Latin and North America.

As founder and chief executive officer of the International Business Ethics Institute, Ms. Tansey Martens is responsible for overall management of the organization. Her primary responsibilities include managing and directing the Institute’s research and educational activities designed to promote responsible international business practices. Additionally, she advises corporate CEOs and Ethics and Compliance Officers on policies and management systems to promote improved ethical standards and oversees organizational assessments and senior level ethics education and training.

As founder and chief executive officer of the International Business Ethics Institute, Ms. Tansey Martens is responsible for overall management of the organization. Her primary responsibilities include managing and directing the Institute’s research and educational activities designed to promote responsible international business practices. Additionally, she advises corporate CEOs and Ethics and Compliance Officers on policies and management systems to promote improved ethical standards and oversees organizational assessments and senior level ethics education and training.

Ms. Tansey Martens began her professional career in Procter & Gamble’s highly regarded brand management organization. While at Procter & Gamble, she supervised product lines totaling over U.S. $100 million, developed one of the highest scoring new product concepts in the company’s history, and participated in the development of an award-winning national advertising campaign. She led interdisciplinary teams composed of Research and Development, Finance, Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing.

Ms. Tansey Martens graduated cum laude in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations from Duke University. She is a graduate of the European Community Law Program at King’s College, London, England.