George P. Jones, a management consultant and co-founder of ChangeMakers, Inc., provides ethics training and consulting. He began his career at Arthur Andersen & Co.'’s Houston offi...view moreGeorge P. Jones, a management consultant and co-founder of ChangeMakers, Inc., provides ethics training and consulting. He began his career at Arthur Andersen & Co.'’s Houston office in the division that later became Accenture. Becoming a partner in Andersen in 1985, he specialized in technology and financial services. He twice had responsibility for developing new training programs for Andersen, including a replacement for the firm’s three-week new hire training program that was deployed around the world.
Following Andersen, Mr. Jones was in charge of the Chicago and Houston operations of BSG, a start up systems integrator, where he was responsible for over 120 consultants. In Chicago, Mr. Jones was responsible for developing all aspects of a new operation. After returning to Houston he led the 120 employees of BSG’s original office through a period of significant change, culminating in BSG’s acquisition by a publicly traded company. He received an M.S. degree in Computer Science from The Ohio State University and is a CPA in the State of Texas.
Currently a faculty member at Rice University, June Ferrill, Ph.D., teaches business ethics, ethical decision-making for engineers, entrepreneurial communications and managerial communications. Dr. Ferrill has given training for and consulted with Bank of America, Continental Airlines, Ernst & Young, Halliburton, and Arthur Andersen, among others. She served as Communications Consultant at McKinsey & Company, assisting project teams in developing client communications for Fortune 500 companies.
After McKinsey, Dr. Ferrill played a significant role as training development specialist for KBR’s Engineering Division, a Halliburton subsidiary. She developed on-going training in communications, management development, quality control, team building, and strategic planning. She was an editor and contributing author to Business and Managerial Communications: New Perspectives, an 800-page college textbook. She has a Ph.D. in the Joint Ph.D. Program in English and Education, University of Michigan.
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