Who we are.

ICBE is Indiana’s hub for applied business ethics — offering tools, education, research, insights, and hands-on support to help businesses build trust, strengthen their impact, and drive lasting success. We exist to build trust where it matters most — in the workplace, in leadership, in education, and throughout the communities businesses serve.

MISSION

We help Indiana organizations with research, tools, and partnerships to build cultures of trust, accountability, and long-term performance.

VISION

To establish Indiana as a national model for ethical business.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Indiana-First

Apolitical

Business-Friendly

Data-Based

Practical & Scalable

We’re putting our reputations behind our mission.

ICBE was co-founded by veteran leaders in ethics and business. Each member is deeply rooted in Indiana, laser-focused on impact, and equipped with decades of practical experience and data-driven insight.

Melissa S. Barnes

PRESIDENT & FOUNDING CHAIR

Former Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Eli Lilly and Company and former Board Director of Algonquin Power and Utilities, Inc. Widely known for national leadership in ethics.

Frank D. Walker

FOUNDER

Legendary marketing research expert and long-time advocate for ethics as a differentiator in free enterprise.

Michelle Hummel

EXECUTIVE ADVISOR

Strategic operator and organizational architect with more than 15 years of impact in nonprofit, healthcare, and education sectors.

“I started this journey nearly 40 years ago, driven by one belief: In business, being ethical is the ultimate differentiator.”

FRANK D. WALKER

How can ethics help your organization? Let’s find out.

Whether you’re ready to dive in or just want to learn more, we’re right here to help. It’s time — past time, if you ask us — for Indiana to be a national leader in connecting business integrity directly to financial prosperity.

P: 765-823-4223
E: center@indianabusinessethics.org