Philip M. Nichols Patricia E. Dowden and

О себе

We propose to defend this principle: “A basic duty of every organization is to earn stakeholder trust.”

Patricia E. Dowden is President and CEO of Center for Business Ethics and Corporate Governance and Managing Director of the Russian Compliance Alliance, an online compliance self-evaluation system.
Ms. Dowden’s Russia/CIS experience includes managing consulting projects, conducting business seminars, and lecturing at major Russian conferences and universities on ethics issues. She has extensive U.S. commercial bank management experience.
She holds a BS from University of North Carolina (Phi Beta Kappa) and an MBA (Finance) from Georgia State University.
More information is available at http://www.ethicsrussia.org/index.php/who-we-are/organization/119-who-we-are/our-organization/106-patricia-dowden

Philip M. Nichols is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and Director of the Social Impact and Responsibility Program, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on emerging economies and corruption.
Professor Nichols has been active in Russia in promoting business ethics, where he has lectured, conducted roundtables, and presented papers at major universities in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Yaroslavl.
Dr. Nichols holds a JD, Duke University; LLM, Duke University; AB, Harvard University
More information is available at https://lgst.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/1135/

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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