Paul Fiorelli, J.D., M.B.A., CCEP, is Director of the Cintas Institute for Business Ethics at Xavier University and Professor of Legal and Ethical Studies. He also teaches compliance and ethics each year at CY Cergy Paris University.
A former Supreme Court Fellow, Paul worked at the U.S. Sentencing Commission on Chapter 8 of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations and later served on the Ad Hoc Advisory Group that recommended amendments to Chapter 8. He received the 2007 International Ethics Award from the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, along with numerous teaching awards from Xavier. His 2024 book, Establishing Workplace Integrity: Six Lessons in Values-Based Leadership, is the source of several case studies featured in this newsletter.
Jim Brennan has led global ethics and compliance programs for more than 18 years. He is known for building and improving programs that are effective, lean, adaptive, and cost-efficient.
His background includes clerking for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, where he was first introduced to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the compliance field. He also served as Commissioner, and later Chair, of the Illinois State Executive Ethics Commission.
Ronnie Feldman is CEO and Founder of Learnings & Entertainments (L&E), a network of comedians creating short, engaging training and communications for the workplace.
For more than 25 years, Ronnie has worked at the intersection of improv, entertainment, and learning, helping organizations make difficult workplace behavior topics more accessible and memorable. He brings a creative, practical perspective to ethics and compliance communications — and still likes to think he’s funny, even if not everyone agrees. 
Carly McAllister is Associate General Counsel at Dakota, where she advises on legal, compliance, and governance matters in a highly regulated financial services environment. She works closely with senior leadership to support disciplined decision-making and alignment with legal and regulatory expectations.
She began her legal career clerking at Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal and later practiced complex commercial litigation. Carly is also an active educator and writer, regularly presenting on legal strategy, ethics, and emerging regulatory issues. She serves on the Board of Directors of Annie’s Choice, a nonprofit focused on teen suicide prevention and mental health support. She earned her J.D. cum laude, holds a B.A. in History magna cum laude, and is admitted in Florida and before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.
Hassan Chaudry, MBA, CCEP, CFE, CAMS, is Chief Compliance Officer for the POSCO joint venture at General Motors. He is an active speaker and author on compliance, ethics, and financial crime topics.
Hassan has presented at industry events including ECI’s IMPACT conference, SCCE programs, and ACFE workshops, including a session on managing money laundering. He has also guest lectured in McGill University’s graduate Supply Chain and Logistics program. He serves on the Board of Directors of SCCE & HCCA.
Vera Cherepanova serves as a chair, director, and ethics advisor to global professional bodies, corporations, and international nonprofits. She is Executive Director of Boards of the Future, a U.S.-based nonprofit focused on ethical leadership and integrity at the highest levels of corporate decision-making.
Vera is Chair of the Global Forum for Governance, Risk and Performance at ACCA, a member of the International Council at the Compliance and Business Ethics Association of Kazakhstan, and a Steering Committee member of ComplianceNet. She writes and speaks widely on philosophy, business ethics, risk, compliance, and workplace culture, and is the author of books, guides, book chapters, and hundreds of articles. Her work has been featured in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Law360, City AM, The Banker, and Thomson Reuters.
Lakshmi Vipin brings more than two decades of experience in legal, ethics, and compliance leadership. She approaches compliance as a human-centered discipline grounded in integrity, courage, and thoughtful judgment.
Her work has focused on helping organizations navigate the space between what is required and what is right, with leadership experience across governance, risk management, employee relations, and ethical decision-making. She is also creator and author of The Rule Book Review!, a weekly newsletter examining compliance, governance, risk, and ethics through a wide-angle lens. In 2025, she received the Excellence in Ethics & Compliance Leadership Award and was recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in compliance and ethics.
Abha Jaiswal is a legal and governance professional with more than two decades of experience in corporate and commercial law, compliance, governance, arbitration, and litigation management. She currently serves as General Counsel and Company Secretary in a multinational organization, where she leads legal, compliance, governance, and litigation strategy.
She holds a Master’s in Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws, is a Fellow of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, a Chartered Secretary with the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland, holds a Diploma in Arbitration from ICSI, and is a qualified Independent Director. Abha has authored and co-authored several legal publications, including works on wills, MSMEs, takeovers, deeds, mergers, and company resolutions, and she is also a contributor to the ICSI Chartered Secretary Journal.
Keith Read previously served as General Manager, Supply Chain Integrity for BT’s £6 billion supply chain before becoming Group Director of Compliance and Ethics, with responsibility for 150,000 employees and contractors in 176 countries.
He is a past winner of the Compliance Register’s Best Compliance Officer award and was also recognized when BT won Best Compliance Company. Since leaving BT, he has worked with major companies and leading providers in the compliance and ethics space, including GAN Integrity, LRN, and Convercent. He is the author of The Unconventional Compliance Officer, which offers practical and creative approaches to common compliance challenges.
Amii Barnard-Bahn, J.D., is a C-suite executive coach and former Fortune 5 Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer. She advises CEOs and senior executives on leadership transitions, strategic transformation, and high-performing teams, drawing on more than 20 years of C-suite operating experience.
Her compliance career includes service as Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer for McKesson’s U.S. Pharmaceutical division and leadership roles in compliance and employment law at Fireman’s Fund/Allianz. A member of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Coaching, Amii is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Fast Company. She earned her J.D. from Georgetown and her B.A. from Tufts.
Ali Ikram, CPA, CA, CIA, is President and Founder of ASIUMA Risk & Consulting Inc., a firm focused on governance, risk, and compliance services for resource-constrained businesses.
Before launching ASIUMA, Ali spent more than a decade in senior compliance leadership at SAP SE, including as Chief Operating Officer for the Office of Ethics and Compliance. He played a key role in strategic initiatives supporting remediation tied to settlements with U.S. and South African regulators involving bribery and corruption allegations in Africa and Asia. Based in Ontario, Canada, Ali is also a strong advocate for psychologically safe workplaces.
Vipul Tamhane writes and advises on enterprise risk management, governance, compliance policy, and financial crime, with particular focus on AML and CFT. He works with SMEs, multinational companies, financial institutions, government departments, regulators, and law enforcement on internal controls, compliance governance, and financial crime investigation processes.
Vipul holds an MBA in International Business from Symbiosis International University and an LL.M. in International Commercial Law from Northumbria University. He has served as visiting faculty in the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies at Pune University and has provided training and advisory support to police academies and public-sector institutions. His writing has appeared in journals and publications across compliance, diplomacy, governance, and public policy.
Dr. Seth Whitelaw has spent more than 35 years in legal and compliance roles focused on life sciences and healthcare. His experience includes work as an attorney, in-house compliance officer, consultant, professor, and compliance expert in the National Prescription Opiate multidistrict litigation.
He has held compliance roles at C.R. Bard, GlaxoSmithKline, and Misonix, and consulting roles with Deloitte and Whitelaw Compliance Group. Seth has taught corporate governance and compliance at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and Saint Joseph’s University, and is a prolific author on healthcare and life sciences compliance. He holds a J.D. from Washington & Lee, an LL.M. from George Washington University, and a doctorate in Health Law from Widener University.
Kirsten Liston is Founder and CEO of Rethink Compliance and has spent the past 25 years helping companies build more effective ethics and compliance programs. Rethink works with more than 200 global companies and reaches millions of employees each year with training and tools designed to change behavior and culture — not just check boxes.
Kirsten previously worked as a journalist covering legal and business issues. She has written two books on compliance training and entrepreneurship, and her articles have appeared in publications including Compliance Week and Directors & Boards. She is also a regular speaker and educator, including through SCCE’s “Creating Effective Training” workshop, and has taught at Fordham Law, the University of Denver, and the Practising Law Institute.
Dr. Sevinj Novruzova is a compliance and business ethics leader with more than 15 years of experience across legal, regulatory, and corporate integrity roles. She is Head of the Ethics and Compliance Section at Azercell Telecom, where she leads work in organizational integrity, regulatory compliance, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and responsible business conduct.
She holds a Ph.D. in Private Law from Turkey and is the author of Duty of Care of Banks in Electronic Banking. Dr. Novruzova is an ISO 37001 certified anti-bribery management systems auditor and has received international scholarships including Fulbright, the Turkish Government Scholarship, and the UNIDROIT UK Foundation Scholarship. She is active in global policy and research communities focused on AI governance, digital ethics, privacy, and transparency, and also teaches business ethics and related subjects in MBA and executive education programs.
Krista Wolff is Legal Communications Manager at Agilent Technologies, where she designs and delivers employee education and communication programs that strengthen the Legal Department’s brand, messaging, and impact.
Her work focuses on making complex and often technical topics more engaging, understandable, and useful for employees. Krista brings a strong creative background to compliance communications and is known for turning traditional corporate learning into something more dynamic and accessible. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Rochester Institute of Technology, an MFA in Graphic Design from San Diego State University, and is a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional – International (CCEP-I).
Dauren Akshalov is a compliance, risk management, and corporate governance expert with over 20 years of experience in Kazakhstan’s financial and quasi-public sectors. He has held senior roles including Head of Compliance at Samruk-Energo JSC and Samruk-Kazyna JSC, and Advisor to the Minister of Energy.
Dauren has contributed to advancing anti-corruption frameworks and strengthening the independence of compliance functions in the region. He is Managing Director of Alatau City Invest JSC and Chairman and Founder of the Compliance and Business Ethics Association.
Tosin Umukoro is Senior Regional Compliance Officer for commercial operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at a multinational medical technology company. She leads a team of compliance professionals supporting decision-making, risk management, and sustainable growth.
With more than 20 years of experience in the medical technology sector, Tosin is a member of MedTech Europe’s Code Committee and an active leader within the International Society of Healthcare Ethics and Compliance Professionals (ETHICS). She is a Certified Ethics and Compliance Professional (CCEP), a published author, and a frequent speaker on compliance and professional development.
Paul McGreal holds the James L. Koley ’54 Chair in Constitutional Law at Creighton University School of Law, where he teaches corporate compliance and ethics. He is widely credited with teaching the first corporate compliance course at a U.S. law school and has taught compliance and business ethics in Texas A&M’s Executive MBA program since 1999.
A former law school dean, Paul has authored the ABA Business Law Section’s annual Compliance Survey and frequently speaks on compliance and ethics. His work draws on corporate law, ethics, and regulatory history to provide practical and informed perspectives on building cultures of integrity.
Surprise audits may uncover misconduct and deter wrongdoing, but they come with real trade-offs. When compliance shows up like a ‘gotcha’ operation, employees may become less willing to seek advice,
This wasn’t a speech about awards, achievements, or personal success. It was about us—the people doing the work. He called compliance professionals ‘champions of what is right’ and ‘a voice
The Code reflects a core belief that compliance professionals serve a purpose larger than any individual employer. They have obligations to the public, to their organizations, and to the profession
Many law students graduate without ever realizing compliance is a career option. Yet the profession offers a rare combination of public service, strategic influence, and intellectual challenge. By creating clearer