George Foote's Email & Phone

In his 24-year career with McKinsey & Company, George served as the firm's senior partner in charge of the firm's Worldwide Executive Compensation practice. One of the nation's thought leaders on executive compensation practices for more than two decades, George conceived and developed the executive performance share pay plan concept which has been a centerpiece of Global 3000 executive compensation programs for more than 30 years. He numerous articles in Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, and industry publications established his pre-eminence as an innovator. Frequent contributions in the New York Times, Business Week, Fortune, and publications throughout the world established his global reach. Renowned for his emphasis on ethics, Mr. Foote served the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for four years in a fundamental review of the accounting for stock options and other long term capital accumulation standards, the first non-CPA ever appointed to an AICPA task force. In this capacity he advised the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) on accounting policy matters relating to executive compensation. George has been active for nearly two decades in developing college curricula in ethics. In 1990 he created and sustained an endowment to Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio, to establish cross-curricula education in ethics, which culminated in 1999 with the introduction of the George and Arlene Foote Chair in Ethics. He is a former member of Hiram's Board of Trustees and co-led several major capital fundraising campaigns for the college. He is a graduate of Harvard Universit