Hildreth is a retired legal officer from the United States Navy's JAG Corps where he last served as principle legal counsel for a naval air station. This area of the law has changed so rapidly, we have found organizations who felt safe a year ago, but now are vulnerable to liability.
Sexual harassment is a hot topic of late, particularly with fast-growing technology firms.
Recent headlines involving some big names in the industry have heightened awareness of the need to foster the proper working environment and protect the company from liability. Having the head of an organization take the lead with this most important program will carry more weight and more quickly bring about results.