The Compliance Life details the journey to and in the role of a Chief Compliance Officer. How does one come to sit in the CCO chair? What are some of the skills a CCO needs to success navigate the compliance waters in any company? What are some of the top challenges CCOs have faced and how did they meet them? These questions and many others will be explored in this new podcast series. Over four episodes each month on The Compliance Life, I visit with one current or former CCO to explore their journey to the CCO chair. This month, we have our first Director of Trade Compliance, Matt Silverman, Director of Trade Compliance at VIAVI. We discuss Matt’s journey to the Director’s chair and look down the road at where trade compliance will be in 2025 and beyond.
His first role as a Trade Compliance Director role was at Solvay. In this role, Silverman learned to balance individual employee management and employee development along with day-to-day compliance issues.  Silverman then moved to VIAVI in the role of Global Trade Director & Senior Counsel. In this position he handles a wide variety of trade issues including import, export, sanctions and antiboycott. He also looks for ways to get involved in other areas that may intersect with trade compliance.