John Toy

Faculty Expertise and Achievement

John Toy is a recognized leader in Ethics & Compliance, Workplace Investigations, and Human Resource (HR) Innovation with over 30 years’ practical experience.  While at semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries, John designed, implemented, and oversaw the company’s first-ever global Ethics & Compliance and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) functions.  John is certified as a Leadership Professional in Ethics & Compliance (LPEC) through the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI), and his work was recently profiled in LRN’s Principled Podcast “How to Make your International Ethics Program Resonate Locally”. John was also Secretary to the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors before, during and after GF’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) in October 2021, and has held various leadership positions in human resources, including Global Talent Acquisition, Global Learning & Organizational Development, and US Employee Relations leader.
Before joining GF, John held key HR positions at medical device maker Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC). While directing the HR function for an ~800 employee operations facility, John was tapped to lead an HR transformation of the company’s global service delivery model, including upgrading a people management system, launching a new learning management system, implementing new employee and manager self-service capability, creating service support centers in Hungary and Canada, and leading the first-ever HR Service Excellence function.  
An attorney by trade, John began his career in private legal practice, focusing on labor and employment matters. Representing both public and private employers, his work included collective bargaining, grievance processing, and arbitration hearings. He has appeared before state and federal courts as well as administrative bodies including the New York Division of Human Rights and the National Labor Relations Board. 
John is an Adjunct Professor in the graduate studies program at Albany Law School and was recently awarded the Distinguished Professor Practitioner Award.  He currently teaches Employment Law and Workforce Recruitment, Retention and Development.

Research Interests

Business Ethics, Employment Law, Human Resources. Environmental Social Governance.

Teaching Interests and Areas

• BMGT 5704 - Leadership and Management Skills

Professional Service

• Founder of J. Toy Solutions 
• NYS License to Practice Law

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