Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Compliance functions like running a micro-nation: every day means balancing HIPAA, FERPA, GDPR, research integrity, conflicts of interest, and workplace investigations for thousands of clinicians, researchers, students, and staff. What sets this work apart are challenges such as managing cross-border data sharing amid evolving privacy laws, adapting programs to sudden regulatory shifts, and ensuring seamless collaboration among global teams with differing legal standards. It is far more than managing policy binders; it is governing a complex and ever-shifting landscape. My main goal is to design data-driven, AI-powered programs that put people first. I help boards and senior leaders understand risk clearly and work to build a culture where people feel safe and encouraged to speak up. I have set up AI tools for monitoring, triage, and workflow, and I care just as much about good governance, fairness, and psychological safety as I do about efficiency. I’m deeply influenced by Greg Boyle’s vision of “extravagant tenderness” and treasured belonging: the idea that everyone is unshakably good and already part of the community. Translating this value into institutional practice involves cultivating awareness of dignitary harm, applying restorative responses to misconduct, and conducting investigations that aim not only to resolve cases but also to repair trust. To ensure these values are reflected meaningfully in organizational outcomes, we systematically assess the effectiveness of our restorative approaches by tracking specific metrics, including participant feedback scores, the rate of reduction in repeat incidents, average time-to-resolution for cases, and post-investigation survey data. I’ve worked in higher education, financial services, and digital media, and I’ve learned what works and what doesn’t in compliance design. Early in my career in financial services, I witnessed how a junior employee's honest mistake uncovered a hidden process gap, and seeing leadership respond with empathy and a focus on learning changed my perspective on compliance from rule enforcement to culture-building. Since then, I have enjoyed helping organizations create programs that encourage innovation rather than automatically shutting it down. If you work where compliance, AI, and organizational culture meet—especially if you want to build real belonging in your organization—I would love to connect. I am interested in your challenges, stories, and creative solutions. What strategies have helped you build trust or a sense of community at your institution?
• Develop and reiterate Office of Ethics and Compliance (OEC) training materials and online resources for global compliance issues to training 10,000 university members, achieving a 97%+ annualized completion rate • Conduct thorough investigations on compliance and ethics issues impacting all University members, resolving issues brought to the OEC team • Direct ethics, compliance, risk management education, and awareness programs for all University members • Develop and implement the Administrator Conflict of Interest Questionnaire and Disclosure Process via risk-based approach for approximately 5,000 employees • Partner with the University's internal audit department on annual ethics and compliance audits and other audits as needed • Developing framework to organize policy management and training content for maximum efficiency and to strategically deliver compliance projects ahead of schedule and under budget using existing resources • Leverage metrics from surveys to drive enhancements to the compliance program to make it more efficient and University member-friendly, scoring 97% quality and satisfaction rating
• Cultivated an ethical, diverse, and inclusive compliance culture based on trust and transparency for all University members • Championed ethics and compliance initiatives with infectious energy and enthusiasm to gain momentum for University Compliance program enhancements, increasing University member satisfaction to 95% • Designed risk controls for regulatory compliance and sought guidance from the second line of defense • Developed and delivered training programs to increase awareness and understanding of legal and compliance issues, fostering a culture of ethics and integrity throughout the University for 10,000 employees
• Owned the Privacy Compliance program, including policy development, data inventories, third-party records, and training to follow the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and GDPR for enterprise 100% adoption • Managed contract lifecycle management of all agreements on behalf of Group Nine Media
• Managed the New Business Initiative Approval (NBIA) product compliance program, which provided due diligence to new products for regulatory compliance, driving ~$400,000,000+ portfolio to market • Advised on regulatory compliance issues for business transactions, product offerings, and other activities related to NBIA and other compliance initiatives, driving product team satisfaction over 97%+
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