Seletha R. Butler is an assistant professor of business law and ethics at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business in Atlanta, Georgia. Professor Butler’s research agenda focuses on corporate governance issues, including the structure, obligations and activities of boards of directors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in corporate finance, from the University of Alabama, a law degree from Harvard Law School, and an MBA (global focus) from Georgia Institute of Technology. Butler worked at global law firms in Atlanta and Chicago and one of the nation’s largest commercial banking organizations, and has served on or provided advice to a number of corporate boards.