Alison Taylor

Alison Taylor is a professor at NYU Stern School of Business and the Executive Director of Ethical Systems, a research collaboration focused on ethical organizational culture. She has spent the last two decades consulting multinational companies on risk, anti-corruption, sustainability, human rights, culture and behavior, stakeholder engagement, ESG, and ethics and compliance. She is also a senior advisor at sustainability non-profit BSR, a member of the Board at Venture ESG, and a sustainability advisor at Zai Lab, KKR and Pictet Group. Prior to joining Ethical Systems, she was managing director at Business for Social Responsibility, running the sustainability management, futures and supply chain practices. Alison has also worked at Transparency International, Control Risks, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Fordham Law School. She is a 2023-24 member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Good Governance, and is the author of 'Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World.'