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Webcasts of the Week

Defining and Executing Systematic, Risk-Based Third-Party Due Diligence for FCPA Compliance
Sponsored by The Steele Foundation

Help Wanted: Ad of the Week

Compliance Education & Communications Mgr.
Submitted by Oracle

Event of the Week

Corporate Governance Programs
Courtesy of Harvard Business School

Thought Leadership of the Week

Access Management: Efficiency, Confidence, Control
Courtesy of SAP

The Resource Exchange

Code of Conduct
Submitted by BP

Sample Risk Acceptance Request
Submitted by Circuit City

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Whistleblower Guidelines
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Class-Action Filings
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GRC Illustrated Series

Improving GRC by Visualizing Your Data
The 24th Installment in This Exclusive Series
Compliance Week 2009--Fourth Annual Conference for Corporate Financial, Legal, Risk, Audit & Compliance Executives, June 3-5, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Scott Mitchell

Chairman and CEO
Open Compliance and Ethics Group

Scott Mitchell Scott Mitchell serves as the Chairman and CEO of a nonprofit think tank called the Open Compliance & Ethics Group. OCEG provides objective standards, guidelines and online resources to help organizations Drive Principled Performance® by integrating governance, risk management, internal control, compliance (GRC) and ethics processes. OCEG’s community of practice includes over 20,000 practitioners from a number of professions and industries.

Mr. Mitchell is a recognized leader in corporate governance, risk management, compliance, ethics, eLearning and information technology. Mr. Mitchell was recently appointed to the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) Task Force and was recognized two years in a row by Business Finance Magazine as one of the “Top 60 Influencers” in corporate finance. Treasury & Risk Magazine named him to the list of “Top 100 Must Influencial People in Finance” and he was recognized two years in a row by Human Resource Executive Magazine as one of the top 20 thought leaders regarding the future of human resource management.

Mr. Mitchell and OCEG have been featured in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Compliance Week, Institutional Investor Magazine, Treasury and Risk, Inside Counsel, Business Finance, Inc. Magazine, and other leading publications. His columns in Compliance Week magazine and Directorship Magazine have been recognized in the industry as innovative, visual descriptions of the complex issues associated with corporate governance, risk management, compliance and ethics.

He has delivered keynotes in several countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Norway and Singapore. He has also served as a guest lecuturer at a number of universities including Arizona State University, University of Michigan and Northern Illinois University.

Mr. Mitchell is also the Chairman of DoubleDrum Capital, a venture capital firm that focuses on early stage technology companies. Over the past 7 years, Mr. Mitchell has founded and funded a number of small and mid-sized technology companies where he serves on the board. In this capacity, Mr. Mitchell has observed and realized tangible value from implementing Principled Performance – most notably through improved valuations.

Mr. Mitchell began his career by using his education in both accountancy and computer science at the Small Business Administration, Arthur Andersen, and Andersen Consulting (Accenture). Before OCEG and Doubledrum, Mr. Mitchell founded and served as the CEO of Learning Productions (acquired by SkillSoft) where he was awarded a patent for business simulation technology.

Throughout his career, he has spent equal time in the board room, in the c-suite, and in the trenches consulting Fortune 500 clients including Walmart, P&G, Staples, Microsoft, Dell, Cisco, ADM, GE Capital, American Express, VISA, HP, IBM, Avnet, E*Trade, Marriott and others.

He resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona with his wife and two children.