This month, Compliance Week is pleased to introduce the debut column of Richard M. Steinberg, an advisor to boards and executives on corporate governance. The former corporate governance practice leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Steinberg is also well known as a co-author of the COSO “Internal Control—Integrated Framework.” A sought-after speaker and widely published author on topics of corporate governance and board effectiveness, Steinberg will contribute to Compliance Week on a monthly basis.

S urveys show, and experience confirms, that directors of public companies are very much concerned about how management is identifying and dealing with risks.