Host: Dr. Sheila E. Nutt

Guest: Jacqueline E. Brevard, JD/LLM – Pan Am Blackbird, former VP, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of Merck & Co., Inc. Program Director for The Conference Board, a member of the Adjunct Faculty at New York University, and an Ethisphere 2009 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics. Ms. Brevard is Chair of the Board of the International Business Ethics Institute, a member of the Advisory Board of the Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative (HGPII), and she has also served on the Board of Directors of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative, where she is Vice Chair Emeritus of the organization.

Episode Description:

In this engaging episode of Sheila N’ Her Fab Friends, host Dr. Sheila E. Nutt sits down with Jacqueline E. Brevard, one of Pan Am’s pioneer stewardesses, breaking new ground in corporate ethics and compliance. Jacqueline discusses her incredible career from stewardess to Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Merck & Co., Inc., where she established one of the first worldwide ethics programs for a Fortune 500 firm.

Listen as Jacqueline shares her experiences as one of the few Black women guiding the glamorous yet challenging world of Pan American World Airways in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She recounts how her fluency in Spanish, her adaptability, and the Pan Am "mini-fly" program helped her transition from the airline industry to law school and, ultimately, to an influential legal career.

This episode delves into Jacqueline’s groundbreaking work in governance, ethics, and compliance, her international legal accomplishments, and her insights on how her Pan Am experience shaped her leadership journey. It's an inspiring conversation about resilience, ambition, and making history in the skies and beyond.

Tune in for a story that will educate, inspire, and empower listeners to reach for their own dreams, no matter how high.

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