Cam Findlay has been a member of our Board since 2012. He is the Chairman of the Compensation and Governance Committee , serves on the Executive Committee and is our Lead Director.
Mr. Findlay retired as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Archer Daniels Midland Company in 2023. From 2009 through 2013, he served as Senior Vice Presidentand General Counsel for Medtronic, Inc., the world’s largest medical device manufacturer. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Findlay served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Aon Corporation, a leading global insurance, risk management and human resources firm. He has also practiced law as a partner in the global law firm now known as Sidley Austin LLP.
In addition to his time as a lawyer and businessperson, Mr. Findlay has had a distinguished career in government service, including at the White House as deputy assistant to President George H. W. Bush, at the U.S. Department of Labor as the deputy secretary of labor, at the U.S. Supreme Court as a law clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia, and at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit as a law clerk for Judge Stephen F. Williams.
Mr. Findlay serves on the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, chairs its Audit Committee, and serves on the Executive, Nominations and Educational Properties Committees. He serves as a member of the board of trustees of Steppenwolf Theatre and chairs its Development Committee. Mr. Findlay is also a full member of the Council of Foreign Relations in New York and Washington.
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