Marsha Ershaghi

Marsha is a strategic risk management advisor to Fortune 500 Boards and the C-Suite on Governance, Leadership and Corporate Culture. Marsha’s career has been centered around leading change management at the intersection of technology, policy, education and business leadership. Her trilingual expertise has been anchored in governance, risk and compliance, as outcomes of corporate culture change. She is a corporate advisor, facilitator, educator and speaker. Working with clients to advance the dialogue around corporate conduct and governance, she’s led research, developed frameworks with practical and data-driven guidance to ethics and compliance practitioners worldwide. She’s partnered with cross-functional leaders from the Office of General Counsel, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer to the Chief Technology, Privacy Officer, CHRO and Chief Learning Officer. She’s led the GTM strategy for world class SaaS based enterprise corporate learning products primarily in a B2B environment. She's implemented innovative compliance and ethics program strategies in 37+ countries. She's an expert in building bridges and navigating multicultural business environments. She's led robust executive networks across industry, professional, and client domains to educate stakeholders, address cross-functional challenges, and advance cultural understanding—ultimately fostering effective communication, building trust, and driving long-term business success. Her clients are some of the most recognizable brands, often operating in highly regulated sectors, including United Technology Corporation, Novartis, Lockheed Martin, Baker Hughes, Google, Airbus, Pfizer, Allstate, Unilever, Progressive, Royal Dutch Shell, Dow Chemical, The Altria Group, Lincoln Financial, AIG, Steelcase, Phillip Morris Intl, Merck, Pfizer, ViacomCBS, eBay, AON, Exelon, Koch Industries, Booking.com, MGM Resorts Intl and more.

A published thought leader and industry expert interviewed across journals, publications, podcasts and the media outlets, Marsha bridges cross-stakeholder dialogue for enhanced governance. She’s been interviewed by CNBC, CNN, Entrepreneur.com, The Democracy Journal, Compliance 360, The FCPA Report and more. As a contributing author to Next-Generation Ethics: Engineering a Better Society, Cambridge University Press, 2020 she collaborated with fellow USC experts from the Viterbi School of Engineering, Keck School of Medicine, Price School of Public Policy and Marshall School of Business.

Marsha is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), holds an EdD and MA in Education Technology and Leadership from Pepperdine University. Her B.A. is from the University of Southern California . Her dissertation: Ethical Leadership as an Enabler of Corporate Culture Change, analyzed the ethical leadership decision making practices of 25 corporations. She holds a Certification in Corporate Governance from the Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business.

Marsha serves as a board advisor to Ethena, Compliance.ai, LMH Strategies, Inc., JustHer Rideshare, the Lewis Latimer Fellowship Program (Edison Awards) and USC Virterbi Ershaghi Center for Energy Transition.

Affiliations and industry advisor roles include: Private Directors Association, Society of Corporate Governance, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Ethics and Compliance Initiative, University of Southern California Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making, University of Southern California Dornsife Advisory Board.