Thomas F. O'Neil

A.B., magna cum laude, Dartmouth; J.D., Georgetown.  Professor O'Neil is the President of The Saranac Group LLC, a strategic consulting firm that advises boards of directors and senior management teams in the areas of business ethics, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, often in crisis situations.  He has held a number of executive positions in publicly-traded companies including Vice Chairman, and General Counsel and Secretary, of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of The MCI Group.   Professor O'Neil has been a partner with two global law firms, DLA Piper LLP (US) and Hogan & Hartson LLP.  At DLA Piper, he was a Joint Global Practice Group Leader and chaired the U.S. Government Affairs Practice Group.  Professor O'Neil also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, a law clerk to United States District Judge Alexander Harvey II and a legislative assistant to former Congressman Stewart B. McKinney.