The Women’s National Basketball Association was approved by the NBA Board of Governors on April 24, 1996, and began play in 1997 under NBA sponsorship. The origin matters because the WNBA did not emerge as a fully independent enterprise. It was created inside a larger institution…

A vacant governance role does not usually look like a compliance problem. Meetings continue. Papers go out. Filings are made. Someone takes the minutes, someone else follows up the actions, and legal or compliance colleagues cover anything urgent. On the surface, the organization m…

Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from experimentation into the operational core of modern enterprises. Financial institutions deploy machine learning to detect fraud. Retail companies use predictive models for pricing and personalization. Healthcare systems rely on algorithm…

Nothing happens. That sounds like a criticism. It isn’t. Some of the most important decisions I’ve been involved in or helped take to fruition left almost no trace. A vendor due diligence process that quietly stopped. A key hire that didn’t go ahead…

Regulators often describe silence as neutrality. In practice, silence interprets. When oversight bodies delay guidance, decline to clarify standards, or defer enforcement positions, regulated entities do not pause. They infer. Compliance programs adapt. Internal norms settle around a…

If all you’re worrying about is tone at the top, you’re missing a key portion of the choir.  With most people reporting to middle managers, they play in integral role in ensuring a culture of compliance and ethics truly permeates the organization. Evie Wentink, Senior Complia…

With ever more attention paid to the role of boards in overseeing compliance, the question naturally comes up:  Do boards even understand what makes for an effective compliance program?  To help answer that question we spoke with Vera Cherepanova (LinkedIn), Executive Director o…

Being a leader is hard.  Being a compliance leader is harder.  Being a compliance leader in fast-changing times takes it up yet another level, but it’s not impossible. Kim Jablonski, Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer at Bristol Myers Squibb shares that with these challenges i…

As important as gaining access to the board is, using that time properly is even more crucial. Becky Rohr, Chief Compliance Officer and head of Investigations at Ericsson, will be sharing her insights and advice on this topic in her session “Board Reporting, Not Bored Reporting:…