Compliance professionals are the humans among us willing to take that absolutely necessary step to read the fine print. But what qualifies them for the job? Is it a prerequisite to have an advanced degree to be a compliance officer?

Our sixth annual “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey, conducted between November and December 2024, garnered responses from 227 individuals, including 67 chief compliance officers, 12 chief ethics and compliance officers, 37 compliance directors/VPs, and more than 50 junior-level practitioners.