Ilene Gordon

Ilene S.
Gordon is currently the Vice Chairman-Conference Board & Member at MIT Corp.
(United States), the Director at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and the Director at The Executives Club of Chicago.
Previously, she served as the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc. from 2007 to 2009, the President & Chief Executive Officer at Alcan Packaging, Inc. from 1999 to 2009, and the Executive Chairman at Ingredion, Inc. in 2018.
She also held positions as an Independent Director at Arthur J.
Gallagher & Co. from 1999 to 2013, an Independent Director at International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. from 2021 to 2023, and a Director at Essendant, Inc. in 2009.
Additionally, she served as a Director at Endeavor Health LLC, World Business Chicago, The Economic Club of Chicago (Illinois), and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
She was an Independent Director at International Paper Co. from 2012 to 2024 and Lockheed Martin Corp.
from 2016 to 2024.
She held the role of Senior Vice President at Alcan, Inc. in 2006 and Vice President & General Manager at Packaging Corporation of America.
She was also the President of Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Inc. in 2004.
Furthermore, she served as the President-Plastic Packaging & Senior VP at Pechiney Group from 1999 to 2003 and Vice President & General Manager at Tenneco, Inc. from 1982 to 1999.
She is a Trustee at The Conference Board, Inc. since 2010 and a Member of the Americas Executive Board at MIT Sloan School of Management.
She has also served as a Trustee at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ms. Gordon received her undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her graduate degree from MIT Sloan School of Management.