In our 2025 kickoff episode, Lisa speaks with Lisa Beth Lentini Walker, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Legal, and Assistant Secretary at Marqeta, the CEO and Founder of Lumen Worldwide Endeavors. Lisa Beth is also a mentor, advocate, and friend to many in the compliance community.

While many people consider a CECO role their ultimate career goal, others look to a more GC-focused role. In the past few years, Lisa Beth’s career has evolved in that way while she remains involved in compliance. In this episode, she talks about her role, how serendipity and planning helped her get to where she is, and how it is important to be intentional while staying open to new opportunities.

In discussing 2025, Lisa Beth notes that her theme of the year is “consistency” and how this is important not only in work but also in being present with family, friends, and community. In terms of the ethics and compliance landscape, they discuss how this will likely be a year of change in regulations in the US and globally and the importance of being agile.

Lisa Beth was recently certified by Women in AI Governance as a Founding Quantum Member. She discusses the importance of learning about AI for E&C professionals and says this is a good time to start a wide learning journey in AI as the field expands.

In the earlier GWIC iteration, Ellen Hunt joined Lisa every year to discuss the state of the function before she officially joined “Team GWIC,” we hope Lisa Beth will reflect with us next year, too.