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Ronald E. Berenbeim

Ronald E. Berenbeim

Ronald E. Berenbeim is a Principal Researcher, Business Ethics, at The Conference Board. An authority on business ethics and corporate governance issues, Mr. Berenbeim has written 44 Conference Board studies. His 2000 report, Company Programs for Resisting Corrupt Practices: A Global Study, was funded in part by a research grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. In 2001-2003 he served as a project director for a World Bank study of private sector anti-corruption practices in East Asia, and co-authored, with Jean-François Arvis, Fighting Corruption in East Asia — Solutions from the Private Sector (The World Bank 2003) which has been translated into Mandarin (2004) and Vietnamese (2005). His most recent Conference Board study is Resisting Corruption: An Ethics and Compliance Benchmarking Survey (2006).

His work has also appeared in Across the Board, Business and Society Review, Directorship and Nieman Reports. His speeches have been published in Vital Speeches and Executive Speeches. Mr. Berenbeim wrote the codes of conduct section for the text Compliance Programs and the Corporate Sentencing Guidelines (Clark Boardman Callahan, 1993).

Formerly a Director of Guaranty National Corp., Mr. Berenbeim served on the National Association of Corporate Directors' Blue Ribbon Commission on the Professional Board. In 2000 he was The New Zealand Centre for Business Ethics Visiting Fellow.

He is a graduate of Cornell University, Balliol College Oxford (Keasbey Scholarship) and Harvard Law School. Mr. Berenbeim is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Stern School of Business, New York University, where he teaches Markets, Ethics and Law.

Ron can be reached via e-mail at ronald.berenbeim@conference-board.org

Publications by Ronald E. Berenbeim:

Research Reports
Working at the Intersection of Human Resources, Ethics, and Compliance - The Need for Collaboration
Finding the Right Balance: The Risks and Rewards of Third Party Ethics Programs
Resisting Corruption
How Company Programs Are Changing

Universal Conduct: An Ethics and Compliance Benchmarking Survey
Ethics Programs ... The Role of the Board: A Global Study
Company Programs for Resisting Corrupt Practices: A Global Study
Global Corporate Ethics Practices: A Developing Consensus
The Corporate Board: A Growing Role in Strategic Assessment

Books
Fighting Corruption in East Asia: Solutions From the Private Sector

Executive Action Reports
Ethics and Compliance Enforcement Decisions – the Information Gap
Bridging the Logistical Divide: Integration of Poor Countries in Global Supply Chains
Working at the Intersection of Human Resources and Business Ethics – the Need for Collaboration
Company Focus on the Risk of Third-Party Misconduct — A New Strategic Consideration
The Convergence of Principle- and Rule-Based Ethics Programs: An Emerging Global Trend?
Soft Law and Ethics Programs: The Expanding Role for Company Attorneys
Ethics Programs and Practices: A 20-Year Retrospective
Cultural Resistance to Whistleblowing Systems—Myth or Reality?
Defining the Corporate Ethics Brand
Corporate Social Responsibility In China: Can Voluntary Codes Succeed?
Using Ethical Analysis to Guide Offshoring
Why Ethical Leaders Are Different
Minimizing Risk and Maintaining Ethics in Asia–Pacific
How Prepared Are Companies for the Revised Sentencing Guidelines?
Defining The Values-Based Enterprise
Ethics Programs: The Role of the Board
Morality and the Bottom Line: The Growth of Anti-Corruption Programs in the Private Sector
The Enron Ethics Breakdown
The Role of Business in Zones of Crisis
Business Conduct Codes: Why Corporations Hesitate

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