Doris Speer, born near Detroit, Michigan, has been working in France since 2004. Doris was with the Alstom Group for 17 years, culminating as Deputy General Counsel, Business Transactions, responsible for the Group's worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. She started her career in New York at Shearman & Sterling, representing clients in M&A and corporate finance. Doris is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Law and earned an Executive MBA from HEC in Paris. She currently does legal consulting and teaches M&A and international contracts for private clients and the Association Française des Juristes d’Entreprise (AFJE). Doris has sat on the Boards of the AFJE and the Department MSO, Paris Dauphine. Prior to the law, Doris was a professional percussionist; she continues to be active in the arts through jazz piano and tap dance. Doris commenced her AARO involvement with AARO’s Advocacy and Social Security/ Medicare Committees and the health insurance program. Doris has been President of AARO since January 2022.