Compliance teams most often report to their firm’s legal department, Compliance Week’s “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey found. However, heavily regulated companies and those with fewer employees are more likely to have compliance directly under the chief executive officer.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...