Veta T. Richardson is president & CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), where her priorities are to expand ACC's global footprint and solidify ACC's position as the preeminent voice for in-house counsel worldwide. Prior to her current role, Veta held executive-level positions in the nonprofit association realm and started her legal career as in-house counsel at Sunoco, Inc., where she was responsible for corporate governance, securities disclosure, financings, and M&A transactions.

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the largest global legal association dedicated exclusively to in-house counsel and promotes the common professional and business interests of its more than 43,000 members at over 10,000 corporations and organizations in 85 countries.