Gavin Proudley, SVP Risk & Compliance at Dow Jones, on compliance challenges from divergent rules and geopolitics

Diverging global rules, sanctions, and tariffs being “weaponized”, rapidly evolving cyber threats, and an ever-increasing need to probe into the depths of supply chains and end-customers; the world was complicated enough for compliance even before the U.S. strikes on Iran. We asked Gavin Proudley, SVP Risk & Compliance at Dow Jones, what this means for compliance managers. How can they stay ahead of rapidly changing geopolitics and increasingly demanding regulations? 

We’re living in an era of increasing economic nationalism, and this is exceptionally hard to navigate, he explained. Divergent rules create compliance risks, while demands for greater due diligence of suppliers and customers are adding pressure.