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 was the National President of the Boy Scouts of America from 2018 to 2019.[4]
Jim Turley | |
|---|---|
 Turley in 2008 | |
| 38th National President of the Boy Scouts of America | |
| In office 2018–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Randall Stephenson |
| Succeeded by | Dan Ownby |
| Former Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young | |
| Succeeded by | Mark Weinberger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Stanton Turley |
| Alma mater | Rice University (B.A.), (M.A.) |
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]