From the Editor's Desk

Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Kyle Brasseur, EIC at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.  

In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from April around the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the economic sanctions imposed by the West, including simply keeping up with the ever changing sanctions. Kyle previews the a case study on how FedEx is executing an ESG program. We discuss the Compliance Week 2022 Conference scheduled for May in DC. We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including a look at the NBA playoffs and the Celtics, find out that Kyle is as big a homer as his predecessor, Tom pays tribute to long-time Houston Chronicle Sports Columnist John McClain, the General and are shocked to find out that the Yankees cheated but still lost to the Astros. 

Listeners to this podcast can receive a $200 discount to Compliance Week 2022 by going here and using the Code FOX200.

Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Dave Lefort, Managing Director at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.

In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from March around the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the economic sanctions imposed by the West, including simply keeping up with the ever changing sanctions, the public pressures on companies to model their values and the ever-growing importance of due diligence. Dave previews the a case study on how FedEx is executing an ESG program. We discuss the Compliance Week 2022 Conference scheduled for May in DC. We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including Dave’ tribute to Jackie McMullan, who has finally started a podcast, a preview of the Celtics in the NBA playoffs and the labor settlement in baseball. 

If you are a CW subscriber, you can check out Aly McDevitt’s series, starting here. If you are not a subscriber, you can preview her series, by clicking here.

Listeners to this podcast can receive a $200 discount to Compliance Week 2022 by going here and using the Code FOX200.

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Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Dave Lefort, Managing Director at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories upcoming for the next month, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems. 

 In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from January including stories on ESG disclosures and whether companies should divest or not based upon ESG concerns, the DOJ investigating short sellers. Dave previews the series by Aly McDevitt on the end to end story of a cyber attack and response and how FedEx is executing an ESG program. We discuss the Compliance Week 2022 Conference scheduled for May in DC. We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including the greatest weekend of pro football playoff ever, including the greatest playoff game ever, Tom Brady’s retirement and the MLB HOF election of David Ortiz and shunning of Barry Bonds and Roger Clements.  

CW is running a membership special for full access to the Compliance Week site. This membership special is one year for only $199. Use Promo Code RNSM199. For information and details click here. 

Register for CW 2022 Conference here.

Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Dave Lefort, Editor in Chief at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems. 

 In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from November including the final results from the CW survey ‘Inside the Mind of the CCO’. It includes a discussion of the gender gap in pay for compliance professionals, the role of compliance in ESG and the role of compliance in fighting cyber breaches. We discuss the Compliance Week 2022 Conference scheduled for May in DC and upcoming CW event on best practices to prevent a ransomware attack. We conclude with a look at some of the top sports stories including the MLB lock out by management, Michigan beating Ohio State and the storyline of a potential Brady v. Belichick Super Bowl.  

Check out the CW articles on Inside the Mind of the CCO, here, here and here.

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Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Dave Lefort, Editor in Chief at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.

In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from October including the academic research into whistleblowing that went awry and raised significant ethical issues. Dave reports on some of the preliminary results from the CW survey ‘Inside the Mind of the CCO’. We discuss the Compliance Week 2022 Conference scheduled for May in DC. We conclude with a look at some of the highlights from the first few weeks of the 2021 NFL season, with a comparison of Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, the Astros and Red Sox series and the World Series. 

Take the CW survey ‘Inside the Mind of the CCO’ by clicking here.

Early register for CW 2022 Conference here.

Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where co-hosts Tom Fox and Dave Lefort, Editor in Chief at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems.  

In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from September including the Securities and Exchange Commission letter regarding ESG reporting and the CW survey ‘Inside the Mind of the CCO’. We look at the upcoming CW report on the survey, a long form investigative series by Aly McDevitt on ransomware attacked and a new CW self-directed learning module on Cybersecurity for the compliance professional. We conclude with a look at some of the highlights from the first few weeks of the 2021 NFL season, the MLB playoff races and the tension of a one-game playoff.  

Take the CW survey ‘Inside the Mind of the CCO’ by clicking here.

Check out the CW learning module on Cybersecurity for the Compliance Professional here.

Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where Tom Fox and Dave Lefort, Editor in Chief at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have appeared in Compliance Week over the past month, look at top compliance stories, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems. In this month’s episode, we look back at top stories in CW from August including the new Chinese Data Privacy/Data Protection law, the T-Mobile data breach and employee issues around vaccinations. We look at the upcoming CW ESG Summit and conclude with a look at some baseball, football and the Patriots releasing Cam Newton.  

Register for the Compliance Week ESG Summit. Use the code ‘Dave100’ for a complimentary ticket. 

Welcome to From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where Tom Fox and Dave Lefort, Editor in Chief at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have or will appear in Compliance Week, look at top compliance stories, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems. In this month’s episode, we take a look back at top stories in CW from July, have a special guest appearance from CW columnist Aaron Nicodemus on his five-part series on whistleblowers and take a deep dive into Simon Biles and her mental health issues that caused her to withdraw from the 2021 Olympics.

 Check out Compliance Week’s Open House for the month of August by clicking here.

Welcome to newest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network: From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where Tom Fox and Dave Lefort, Editor in Chief at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have or will appear in Compliance Week, look at top compliance stories, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems. In today’s inaugural, episode we take a look back at top stories in CW from June, the 3rd party risk management 2021 Conference, and take a deep dive into the latest baseball cheating scandal and the Celtic's new head coaching hire. 

Compliance Week's at 3rd risk management in 2021 in a two-day virtual event on June 29 & 30. For information and registration click here. Use Code Davew100 for a ticket at no charge.

Welcome to newest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network: From the Editor’s Desk, a podcast where Tom Fox and Dave Lefort, Editor in Chief at Compliance Week unpack some of the top stories which have or will appear in Compliance Week, look at top compliance stories, talk some sports and generally try to solve the world’s problems. In today’s inaugural, episode we take a look back at top stories in CW from May, the CW 2021 Conference, chat will Aly McDevitt, author of a 5-part special report on the VW Monitorship and talk some sports.