Betty Thayer is a businesswoman whose career has focused on management consulting, the role of the non-executive director, corporate governance and transition post-retirement.
Born in the United States, Thayer received her undergraduate degree in accounting from Elon University in North Carolina and her MBA from Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management. Following her graduation from Vanderbilt, she worked as management consulting partner at Ernst & Young. In 1991 she relocated to the UK where she was an Associate Partner at Andersen Consulting (Now Accenture).
In 2001 Thayer founded the executive recruitment website exec-appointments.com and served as its CEO until its acquisition by the Financial Times in 2008. Since that time she has served as a non-executive board member or trustee for a number of UK organizations. Her views on corporate governance have been quoted in several publications including the BBC and The Daily Telegraph. She is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants.