Experience: Elise Walton is a consultant specializing in corporate governance, strategic organization design, and executive leadership. Walton was formerly a partner at Oliver Wyman (formerly Mercer Delta, LLC and Delta Group Consulting) for over 18 years, where she led major projects and served as the corporate governance practice leader. Current and past clients include AES, AT&T;, AXA-Equitable, Comverse Technologies, Fannie Mae, Ford, Hewlett Packard, Internap, Merck, Miller Brewing Company, Lucent, Pepsi, Pine Street Inn, Save the Children, Tyco, TXU, Unilever, and Xerox. Her recent work includes projects on board assessment, CEO evaluation and succession planning, and executive leadership development, in both the public and not for profit sectors. Walton also works with the Conference Board, the Yale Millstein Center for Governance and Corporate Performance, and the National Association of Corporate Directors on organizational and governance topics. Walton received a BA from Bowdoin College, an MA from Columbia University Teachers College and a PhD jointly from Harvard University and Harvard Business School. She has taught in the executive MBA programs of Columbia University and the NYU Stern School, and served on the board of the Scarsdale Congregational Church.