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.

Happy Holidays from the Great Women in Compliance podcast. For the last episode of 2024, we wanted to share insights and some holiday cheer. We all share some of our thoughts about the trends and developments in 2024, and of course, there is a focus on AI. Sarah brings some news about CCI and their next phase, and Ellen reiterates her ongoing commitment to organizational justice. We also shared some thoughts about 2025, and Lisa raised the challenges that global organizations will face with the various – and sometimes contradictory – regulations and laws from different countries. The group shares some of our favorite GWIC moments of the year.

We also answered some pressing questions for the holiday season, including when to start playing holiday music and decorating; spoiler alert, there needed to be more consistency. We share some of our favorite family holiday traditions, which include everything from listening to the Beach Boys Christmas album and updating a holiday Spotify playlist (Lisa), bringing British traditions for the family (Hemma), opening presents on Christmas Eve, and a chill day (Ellen and Sarah). There were many laughs, and we offer a huge thank you to all of you, the #GWIC community. We are so grateful for you all.

See you in 2025.

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In this episode, Sarah Hadden visits Jacquelyn Pruet — a former regulator with a broad background in corporate communications strategy and behavioral change management. They discuss Pruet’s recent top-performing article for CCI (A Former Regulator’s Advice on Implementing New DOJ Guidance), then explore Pruet’s tenure as a communication and training specialist for the Texas Department of Public Safety and, later, as a communication and policy specialist for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

We delve into:

Jacquelyn Pruet is a change management specialist, legal expert, and communications strategist known for her ability to drive measurable behavioral change through the creation of award-winning, educational, and impactful content. With extensive experience in banking, law enforcement, and contract manufacturing, she has specialized in executive leadership communication, mergers and acquisition transition assimilation, and legal compliance. Jacquelyn excels in navigating complex environments to achieve strategic outcomes and facilitate effective organizational change. She formerly was chief regulatory policy writer for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

Thanks, as always, to our sponsor, Corporate Compliance Insights, and our wonderful #GWIC community. You can join the Great Women in Compliance community on LinkedIn here.

In this week’s episode, Hemma visits Neta Meidav to discuss bridging the trust gap with innovative technology and the power of women entrepreneurs in the ethics and compliance space. Neta is a visionary entrepreneur and CEO co-founder of Vault Platform, an impact-driven company disrupting outdated workplace misconduct reporting and resolution models.

Highlights include: 

Biography:

Neta is the Founder and CEO of Vault Platform. She founded Vault to modernize ethics and compliance and create more equitable, safe, and ethical workplaces worldwide. Neta was recently named one of Inc. Magazine’s Female Founders 200.

Before founding Vault, Neta worked for over a decade in the UK Government as a climate change negotiator and participated in the Paris Climate Agreement. Alongside leading Vault, Neta is on a mission to promote female founders in tech and spends time coaching and helping her fellow female founders who are earlier on their journey.

Resources:

www.vaultplatform.com

Press Release on the launch of #ethicschat by Vault 

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Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance podcast with Hemma Lomax and Lisa Fine, sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights. Have you considered being an Expat and what it’s like to return after being abroad? This #GWIC episode explores what you need to know on both legs of the journey and the rich personal and professional growth that comes from immersing yourself in another culture and country.

Our expat guests, Joy Hayes, who has just moved to Geneva, Switzerland, and Gitanjali Sakhuja, who has worked in seven different countries and is now back in the U.S., share their journey, tips, and practical advice. Their insights range from when you decide to work in another country to when you return home – and some great experiences (and challenges). Ellen Hunt leads this roundtable discussion with our guests, who share their personal experiences and professional insights on becoming an expat and repat, including balancing expectations, the importance of language proficiency, and the challenges of tax and visa regulations. They also delve into the emotional aspects of adjusting to life abroad and the reentry process, offering practical tips and anecdotes. 

Thanks, as always, to our sponsor, Corporate Compliance Insights, and our wonderful #GWIC community. You can join the Great Women in Compliance community on LinkedIn here.

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance podcast with Hemma Lomax and Lisa Fine, sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights.   In today’s episode, Lisa speaks with Karen Bertha, who has built world-class programs throughout her career, most recently at V2X.   She has significant acquisition and post-acquisition due diligence expertise, including at V2X.  After that acquisition, she was at a crossroads and needed time to take stock and pause.

Karen reflects on her work with due diligence, including how and when compliance should be involved in due diligence.  They also discuss strategies for post-integration, even if compliance is brought at some point later.  Karen has worked in highly regulated industries, such as government contracting, and those not in highly regulated industries. She shares her experiences and lessons learned.

Karen left V2X after the acquisition when she needed time for herself and other parts of her life.  She talks about how the “power of the pause” has been helpful to her.  She talks about reflecting on her work in the Ethics & Compliance profession, increasing her learning, specifically in compliance-adjacent fields like Human Resources and audit, with time to focus.  She also shares what she has enjoyed during this time, which we at #GWIC hope can inspire those thinking about your next steps or between roles.

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Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance podcast with Hemma Lomax and Lisa Fine, sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights. GWIC goes in a different direction today with a cross-post with Everything Compliance. Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance as we celebrate our second century of shows. Kristy Grant-Hart hosted a Special Edition episode of Everything Compliance a few months ago with some of the Great Women in Compliance. The episode was so popular (and the host and guests had so much fun) that everyone involved decided to make it a quarterly event and cross-post it on GWIC. Kristy Grant-Hart hosts today's episode of Everything Compliance (Q4-GWIC edition), which features Karen Moore, Lisa Fine, and Hemma Lomax on a guest panel.

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Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance podcast with Hemma Lomax and Lisa Fine, sponsored by Corporate Compliance Insights. Over the past few months, the Department of Justice put forth the Whistleblower Pilot Program, and the update to the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs. It was the perfect time to focus on how these impact whistleblower laws. Jane Norberg, who is a partner at Arnold & Porter and the former Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower and Mary Inman, who is a founding partner of Whistleblower Partners. Mary is also an advocate for the power of whistleblowers and is known for representing Facebook Files whistleblower Frances Haugen and Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz.

They provide insight into what makes a credible and legitimate whistleblower, how the SEC reviews tips from whistleblowers and what we as compliance professionals can do to build effective programs. All focused on the review of all concerns that are raised, regardless of the source. They provide some thoughts about how to handle different situations before, during, and after an investigation, providing practical advice.

The group discusses the new DOJ Whistleblower Pilot program and where it follows the past programs like the SEC program and where it is filling new gaps. One part of the program includes the 120-day requirement for reporting an issue, and they focused on what that would mean for organizations. Mary and Jane share their views on the requirements and the best practices and reference how most compliance professionals are using the DOJ Evaluation of Corporate Compliance to develop their programs, which means that an issue is investigated. In practical terms, following the ECCP requirement to investigate, and the pilot program has a “race to report,” is a challenge, and this is discussed in depth.

Mary and Jane both provided “one thing you should know” to conclude the discussion. Both points are significant ones for anyone who is dealing with any point of the whistleblower or building a strong speak up/anti-retaliation culture.

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In this week’s episode, Hemma visits with Stephanie Weldy to discuss the science behind behavior design, with practical models and methods to unpack and design for influencing desired behaviors. Stephanie is an expert at the intersection of behavior design and employee wellness and chief of staff for Dr. BJ Fogg, renowned author of Tiny Habits, creator of Fogg Behavior Design, and a Stanford University behavior scientist. Tune it to learn how to design behaviors for impact at work and home and how to think about influencing behaviors in the context of your compliance function and beyond.

Highlights include: 

Biography:

Stephanie Weldy, M.Ed., is an expert at the intersection of Behavior Design and employee well-being. She works with BJ Fogg, PhD, Stanford Behavior Scientist and NYT bestselling author of Tiny Habits, to teach industry innovators how to use Behavior Design in the products and services they are building to help people be healthier and happier.

Stephanie previously led comprehensive wellness programs in higher education, non-profit, and government settings. Stephanie practices what she teaches daily as a working mom to two tiny humans (ages 3 and 5).

She has a master's degree in education in community Health and is a certified Wellcoach and Tiny Habits® coach.

Resources:

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In this episode of the Great Women in Compliance podcast, Lisa speaks with Maria Lancri, Maria is a partner at Squair, based in Paris, and has experience both in law firms and in-house, spending 12 years at Hachette Livre – Hachette Books to English speakers like me.   She is a member of the Steering Committee at Sorbonne D.U. Compliance & Ethique des Affairs. She is also a leading speaker about the EU and French compliance laws, doing so in various languages (and provides some tips on how she has been successful).

Maria provides information about the French anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, including their history and current application. She provides timely information about the Sapin II framework in France as well as the current EU Landscape.  

While the US laws often lead the global discussion about anti-corruption and anti-bribery, the EU has led in data privacy, ESG and now in AI, and some of the key issues over the next year that are relevant to global organization.

Maria and Lisa discuss the cultural challenges that E&C professionals may encounter in a global practice, and how to support ethical decision-making when you have a multi-cultural employee base. 

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