Fernanda Beraldi (LL.M., ’15)
Fernanda Beraldi works for Inotiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOTV) in Indianapolis as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and prior to that, she worked as a Senior Director, Ethics and Compliance for Cummins (NYSE: CMI). Fernanda has 19 years of legal experience, and started at Inotiv in March 2022. Before that, she worked for Cummins in Indianapolis for almost seven years in several legal and compliance roles with increased global responsibilities, and for more than 6 years for the third-largest global aircraft manufacturer, Embraer SA. She is a dual-licensed (Brazil and Indiana) lawyer from Mackenzie University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. During the Master of Laws program at Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, she served as a Spring Extern for Justice Steven David at the Indiana Supreme Court and for Eli Lilly and Company, being the first foreign student to be selected for such externships. Fernanda completed her Master of Laws program in Corporate and Commercial Law in 2015, graduating cum laude. She was also one of the commencement speakers.
In 2017, Fernanda has been selected for the inaugural LL.M. Early Career Achievement Award, granted by her American alma mater as a celebration for its 15 years of the Master of Laws Program. In 2018, Fernanda co-founded “Business Ethics Indiana”, a group of Ethics & Compliance Senior Leaders in Indiana with a mission to “promote ethical business practices and provide professional development that strengthens Indiana as a business ethics center of excellence”. In 2019, Fernanda has been selected, among more than 150 nominees, as one of the Top 10 “30-somethings” by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). In 2020, Fernanda was selected by the Indianapolis Business Journal for the “Forty Under 40” 2020 class.
Fernanda is also passionate about giving back to the community in Indiana. She currently serves as a Trustee for Marian University, being a member of the Investment, and Vice-Chair of the Risk & Audit Committees, a Board Member for the IU McKinney Alumni Board, a Member for Indiana University Health’s Committee of Values and Ethics, and a Board Member of the Community Advisory Board of WFYI.
