Jim Turley

James S. Turley is an American business executive.[1][2][3] He was chairman and chief executive officer of Ernst & Young from 2001 to 2013.[1][2][3] He currently serves as the National President of the Boy Scouts of America.[4]

Jim Turley
Jim Turley during a press conference at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the New Champions.
Born
James Stanton Turley
Alma materRice University (B.A.), (M.A.)
OccupationFormer Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young
SuccessorMark Weinberger
Board member ofCitigroup
Emerson Electric
Intrexon
Boy Scouts of America
Catalyst
Northrop Grumman

Early life and education

Turley received a B.A. and a M.A. in Accounting from Rice University.[1]

Career

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.[1][3][5]

Turley has co-chaired the Russia Foreign Investment Advisory Council[2] and has served on the board of directors of Citigroup,[6] Emerson Electric, Intrexon, Northrop Grumman Corporation,[7] Boy Scouts of America, Catalyst, the National Corporate Theater Fund, and on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Rice University.[1][2]

He has been a member of the Business Roundtable, International Business Leaders' Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai and Transatlantic Business Dialogue.[2] 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.[3]

In 2013, Turley was the 4th highest-rated CEO with an approval rating of 96% as calculated by Glassdoor.[8]

Personal life

Turley is married to Lynne Pounds from Kirkwood, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. He and his wife have one adult son James "Jay" Stanton Turley Jr.[3][9][10][11][12]

Turley plays tennis and golf.[3]

Upon Turley's retirement, Rice University’s Jones School announced the launch of the James S. Turley-Ernst & Young Leadership Development Initiative that focusses on accounting education. In conjunction with this, the university received a $2.5 million gift that includes $1 million from Turley, $500,000 from Ernst & Young and $1 million from Ernst & Young Rice alumni and various partner donations in honor of Turley.[13]

Politics

In 2012, Turley was the first member of the Boy Scouts of America Executive Board to come out in public disapproval of its policy of excluding gays.[14] The following year, the policy was reversed, allowing gay youths to join the organisation.[15]

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References
  1. "Executive Profile: James S. Turley". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. "Jim Turley". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016.
  3. "James S. Turley is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EY". Ernst & Young. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
  4. "Thank You, Randall Stephenson and Welcome, Jim Turley". Scouting Wire. Boy Scouts of America. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. "James Turley to retire as Ernst & Young CEO". Reuters. 24 November 2011.
  6. "Leadership Team - James Turley". Citi. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  7. "Company Leadership". Northrop Grumman.
  8. "50 Highest Rated CEOs". Glassdoor. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. "Bio: James S. Turley" (PDF). Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  10. "Jim Turley: Turning the page". Connect. Ernst & Young. October 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  11. Holleman, Joe (30 July 2018). "St. Louisan Jim Turley leading Boy Scouts into changing times". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  12. "Amanda Janulis, James Turley Jr". The New York Times. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  13. "Rice University's Jones School to launch James S. Turley-Ernst & Young Leadership Development Initiative focusing on accounting education". Rice University. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  14. "Boy Scouts Board Member Fights Anti-Gay Policy". Huffington Post. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  15. Wong, Curtis (23 May 2013). "Boy Scouts To Allow Gay Youths". Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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