James Turley, the Global Chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young, and a board member of the Boy Scouts of America, has called for an end to the long-standing ban on gay Scouts and gay Scout leaders, and a new petition drive is aimed at board members who lead LGBT-inclusive companies.

Turley, in a statement release Tuesday, said he supports a proposed resolution to end the ban, and would to work from within the Scouting organization to bring about an end to anti-gay discrimination within the organization.

He added that it was his day job that contributed to his decision: