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ADRIANA SANFORD [email protected] www.adrianasanford.com (602) 316-9991 • Visiting Professor (Chile).Universidad de Talca, School of Business and Economics. Ethical Leadership, MBA Program. July 2017 • Visiting Research Professor (Chile). Universidad de Talca, School of Business and Economics. May 2016 - May 2017 • Dean’s Visiting Scholar. Georgetown University Law Center. May 2016 - May 2017 • Clinical Associate/ Assistant Professor of Management. Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. June 2012 – present • Faculty Affiliate. Center on the Future of the War. April 2016 – present • Honors Faculty at Barrett Honors College: June 2012 - present • Lincoln Professorship (Global Corporate Compliance and Ethics). W. P. Carey School of Business, Lincoln Center of Applied Ethics, Arizona State University, June 2014 - August 2015 · World Economic Forum Advisory Committee Member · Dual Citizenship (Chile/ US) · Advisory Board Chair, IIM Think Tank · ISACA Keynote (Latin America) · Amnesty International USA Board Member · CNN Regular Expert Contributor · American Program Bureau Keynote · APEC CEO Delegate (Chile) · Featured along with multiple women in the industry: “Women in Engineering” book series in “Women in Security: Changing the Face of Technology and Innovation” Adriana Sanford EDUCATION • Law Degrees: Six years of law school. JD, University of Notre Dame Law School (1993); dual LLM degree (tax and international & comparative law), Georgetown University Law Center (1999) • Graduate-Level Business Courses in Global Management: Thunderbird School of Global Management. Completed graduate-level courses in Global Economics, Global Political Economy, Global Marketing Management, Cross-Cultural Communications, and Financial Accounting (2011) • Study Abroad (London, England): Year-long Concanon Program in International Law at Notre Dame Law School’s London campus; International Moot Court Competition (1991-1992) • Research Assistant/ Legal Internship (London, England): Georgetown Immigration Law Journal and corporate immigration legal intern, Law Offices of Paul Ferrell. (1991-1992) • Judicial Externship: Judge Harry C. Dees, Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Indiana. (1992-1993) • Undergraduate Degree: B.A. degree in political science (magna cum laude), Arizona State University (1986-1990) • Study Abroad (Santiago, Chile): Villa Maria Academy (1980-1983) TEACH Clinical Associate Professor, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University • Courses: Ethical Issues for Managers (LES 582); Ethical Leadership (MGT 591); Law, Ethics, and Regulations (LES 305); and Principles of International Management (MGT 302) • Number of Students/ Class Size: Annually teach 1,840 students; 5 to 7 classes per semester • Types of Instruction: Online, hybrid, and face-to-face (incorporate: two decades of international legal experience with top-tier international firm/senior in-house legal experience) • Course/Instructor Evaluations: Average evaluations rank among the highest in the department • Online Faculty Certification: W. P. Carey School of Business (2015) • Pilot and Teaching Innovation: Created the online course subsequently used as the pilot training course in W. P. Carey School of Business Online Courses for all incoming faculty Visiting Professor, Universidad de Talca, School of Business and Economics (July, 2017) • Spanish Course: Ethical Leadership. Graduate and undergraduate students • Number of Students/ Class Size: 20 students/small; 2 classes • Type of Instruction: Face-to-face 2 Adriana Sanford CORPORATE AND BANKING LEGAL WORK • Legal/Business Consultant: (2007 – 2010) Gelcomm Communications, Los Angeles, California. (Multi-disciplined creative design firm that specializes in multicultural/youth branding and trend research) For two and half years, advised Agency Principal on mattering regarding company policies and complex negotiations; raised profile of business opportunities in Chile by assisting with strategic partnerships • Lead Counsel for Latin America: (2006 – 2007) General Electric Company, Louisville, Kentucky. GE Appliance, GE Supply, GE Electrical Distribution, GE Lighting and GE Multilin with 60,000 FTEs. For one year, managed legal matters for 23 GE companies in Latin America and Caribbean; spearheaded the company’s anti-counterfeiting program in Panama; managed company’s 30 external foreign law firms; provided monthly integrity/ethics training to senior business team leaders; and successfully completed two Lean Six Sigma Projects • Commercial Law Counsel (United States): (2006 – 2007) General Electric Company, Louisville, Kentucky. GE Appliance, GE Supply, GE Electrical Distribution, GE Lighting and GE Multilin. For one year, responsible for commercial law matters involving US direct sales and rep networks; successfully negotiated 28 multi-million dollar agreements for bundled services and/or large infrastructure projects; and provided integrity training to 400 GE employees/reps • Legal Coordinator for GE Multilin (Canada): (2006 – 2007) General Electric Company • Senior Counsel: (2003-2004) Gordon & Rees, LLP, San Diego, California. For one year, served as US counsel for Chilean communications company with 2500 workstations; negotiated trade agreements for major California agricultural companies • Founder and Chairman: (2003-2004) Chile/US Chamber of Commerce of California. Spearheaded the formation and recruited participation of President of the Republic of Chile Ricardo Lagos for the inauguration of Chile/US Chamber of Commerce of California (one week after US-Chile Free Trade Agreement became effective). 30-member Board of Directors comprised of a spectrum of senior business leaders from major California industries including, among others, Lockheed-Martin, Sempra Energy, Intel Corporation, Solar Turbines, Merrill Lynch, Aon Corporation, Driscoll Strawberry Association, Pandol Brothers Inc, Gelcomm Communications, Franciscan Estates, Guimarra Companies, Ballantine Produce, Chilean Fresh Fruit Association and transportation hubs such as the port of Los Angeles; raised the profile of business opportunities available between Chile and California; and promoted cooperation among business and industrial groups • Of Counsel –Business and Technology Group: (2000 – 2003) Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson, PA, Miami, Florida. For three years, served as primary US counsel for Soprodi, S.A., one of the largest international trading companies in the Southern Cone; served as outside counsel to CIMA Telecom, a Global Telecommunication Provider and Integrator (nine companies with a worth of 3 Adriana Sanford US$200 million) and oversaw strategic positioning in US, Latin America and Europe; and served as primary US counsel for Camanchaca, S.A., Chile’s largest seafood exporter • Assistant General Counsel: (1997 – 2000) Hamilton Bank, N.A., Miami, Florida. (US$1.5 billion publicly-traded finance institution with 300 FTEs and US$1.2bn Latin American loans). For three years, advised senior management on all Latin American legal matters; worked directly with international trade agencies to facilitate export finance and guarantee programs; and drove and implemented a robust compliance program, which included fraud prevention activities and a quality control unit; and managed 18 external Latin American law firms • Junior Associate: (1994 – 1997) White & Case, LLP, Miami, Florida. For two and a half years, worked as a junior associate and gained experience in representing issuers, underwriters, dealers and other financial intermediaries in capital markets transactions • Judicial Externship: (1992 - 1993) Judge Harry C. Dees, Jr., United States Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Indiana. For one year, assisted with the court’s Chapter 7 voluntary petitions • Research Assistant/ Immigration Legal Intern (England). (1991 – 1992) Law Offices of Paul Ferrel, London, England. For one year, worked as a Research Assistant on “The Corporate Alien & Treaty Visa Nationality”, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal and served as a legal intern gaining experience in employment sponsored visas/ corporate transfer visas (assisted primarily with document preparation for H work visas and L-1 intra-company transfers) RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS (National and International) • Research: Global ramifications of multijurisdictional conflicts, security, data protection, privacy, proliferating anti-corruption legislation • Coauthor (English): Featured along with a dozen leading women that hold achievements in a variety of roles across technology and engineering. “Women in Engineering” book series in “Women in Security: Changing the Face of Technology and Innovation”. Discuss current demands for deeper levels of scrutiny, greater compliance, and increased accountability under the new security landscape • Lead Author (English): Guide to Surviving Storms, Challenges, and Ethical Risks, Pearson Publishing, June 2015 (Coauthors: Bradley J. Holcomb, Wilfried Grommen, Bruce Zagaris) • Lead Author (Spanish): Ética empresarial: Una perspectiva global, Pearson Publishing, September 2015. (Coauthors: Cristián Edwards, Enrique Yunis, Bradley J. Holcomb, Wilfried Grommen, Bruce Zagaris) • Expert: Topic Writer. For six years, expert topic writer for Institute for Supply Management for trade publications. Forward Scan (ISM’s Corporate Program) and Inside Supply Management Magazine (publication for ISM’s 50,000 members worldwide). ISM Forward Scan articles and topics included, among others: