Lisa V. Terry

Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics Officer | Office of Ethics

As Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics Officer, Ms. Terry oversees the Export-Import Bank's Office of Ethics, which is mandated by the 2015 EXIM Charter and has jurisdiction over all employees of, and ethics matters relating to, the Bank.  Prior to holding this position, Ms. Terry served as General Counsel at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel from 2013 to 2016.  Ms. Terry rejoined in the Bank in 2016 after serving as a member of the Office of General Counsel from 2006 to 2013, including nearly two years as Assistant General Counsel for Administration. 

Ms. Terry brings 25 years of public and private sector legal experience in Washington, DC, including 18 years in the field of federal ethics law. She began her legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Gladys Kessler at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She received a J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law and a B.A. in French Language from the University of Virginia.