Meet the CCOs
MICHAEL BLACKSHEAR
Ryan Specialty Group
SVP, Global Chief Compliance Officer
Years in compliance: 20
JILL MASON
Orthofix
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Years in compliance: 14
ANDREA MCGREW
USA Financial
Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Legal Officer
Years in compliance: 13
LEONARD SHEN
Visa
SVP & Chief Compliance Officer
Years in compliance: 17
- What advice would you give your younger self as you started in compliance?
- What has changed most since you began in compliance?
- What has changed least?
- What single development has most impacted compliance?
- What will be the biggest challenge facing compliance in five years?
Their answers are below.
1. What advice would you give your younger self as you started in compliance?
MICHAEL BLACKSHEAR: It is OK to fail. It is OK to fall. It is OK to make mistakes … as long as you remember to learn from those failures.
JILL MASON: Know the business. Know the business. Know the business.
ANDREA MCGREW: Being a great CCO is about building bridges, not walls. A my-way-or-the-highway approach does more harm than good. A cooperative compliance approach increases adoption and adherence….
