Association of Corporate Counsel President Richardson to Depart

Veta Richardson, president and chief executive officer of the Association of Corporate Counsel, will step down from her role following the organization’s 2025 annual meeting in Philadelphia, the organization announced Tuesday.

Richardson has served as CEO of ACC for the past 13 years. During her time leading ACC, she oversaw the association’s global expansion and introduced new workforce initiatives, educational programs, and research services for in-house counsel members, the organization said. ACC doubled its membership to over 48,000 members across 100 nations under her leadership.

ACC’s Board of Directors has retained Korn Ferry to conduct a search for a ...