Melissa Stapleton Barnes — Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management at Eli Lilly and Company

Ms. Melissa Stapleton Barnes has been Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management at Eli Lilly and Company since January 1, 2013. Ms. Barnes served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Eli Lilly and Company from 2012 to 2013. She was responsible for litigation, compliance and specialty legal areas, including regulatory and human resources. She joined Eli Lilly & Co. in 1994 and has served in a number of legal and business positions at Lilly, specializing in legal work related to compliance, litigation, human resources, regulatory, business management strategy and global marketing and sales. She served as General Counsel of Lilly Diabetes and Lilly Oncology and also served as its Senior Director and Assistant General Counsel from 2010 to 2012. She is a Member of several professional organizations including Ethisphere - Business Ethics Leadership Alliance. She is a Corporate Ethics Leadership Council at CEB. She serves as Member of Conference Board at Global Council on Business Conduct. She is a Member of Healthcare Businesswomen's Association and is a Licensed Attorney with the Indiana State Bar. She serves on the Board of The Center for the Performing Arts (Vice Chair), Visit Indy, The Children's Museum and The Great American Songbook Foundation. Ms. Barnes holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science & Government (highest distinction) from Purdue University and a Juries Doctorate from Harvard Law School. She has been a Director of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. since June 9, 2016.