Gaurdie Banister

Founder & CEO, Different Points of View, Inc. Director, Dow Chemical Co, Enbridge Inc., Russell Reynolds Associates 

Gaurdie E. Banister Jr. is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Different Points of View, Inc. a private firm that provides advisory services in the areas of leadership and safety. He is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Aera Energy LLC, one of California’s largest oil and gas companies. Banister serves as the first Independent Chair of Russell Reynolds Associates. He also serves on the boards of Dow Inc. and Enbridge Inc., is a trustee of American University in Washinton, DC and is on the board of the Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity. He previously served on the boards of Tyson Foods where he spent 5 years as Lead Director, Marathon Oil and Bristow Group, Inc. He also writes for Corporate Board Member.