You donโt have to be an explosives technician or a Presidential bodyguard to be a great compliance, risk, and ethics officer, but it sure does help. Just ask Darin Goodwiler of the CFA Institute.
Bill Coffin
There will be blood
A viral video of a nurse who was arrested for upholding her hospitalโs own policy on permitting blood draws from non-consenting patients highlights the true challenges of compliance.
Signals and virtue
As business leaders publicly resign from Presidential economic committees in light of President Trumpโs Charlottesville comments, โtone from the topโ matters now more than ever.
Press X to start
There is always a tension between gaming the system and breaking the rules, and we canโt have innovation unless we allow a little outlaw thinking to develop on its own.
Getting ready for GDPR
Steve Durbin, managing director of the Information Security Forum, talks about how GDPR is essentially a new global standard for data management and how complying with it is actually a blessing in disguise.
Nancy Jardini: The legal mind
Nancy Jardiniโs experience in public interest roles has uniquely prepared her for her most challengingโand rewarding roleโleading compliance and ethics for mortgage financing giant Fannie Mae.
Michael Hershman: For the love of the game
International Centre for Sport Security CEO Michael Hershmanโs biggest challenge is bringing honesty and transparency to the world of professional sports.
Mary Gentile: The practical ethicist
Mary Gentile is one of the ethics fieldโs most renowned educators for her results-based ethics training that doesnโt ask: โWhat is the right thing to do,โ but rather: โHow do we get the right thing done?โ
Richard Bistrong: The great communicator
Richard Bistrong, CEO of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, is one of the compliance worldโs most outspoken voices on how companies can build better and more ethical businesses.
Coffin on Compliance: Top Minds
Every year, Compliance Weekโs Top Minds project brings together a dozen of the best and brightest thought leaders in the governance, risk, ethics, and compliance field. How many of them do you see in yourself?


