In this episode of ‘From the Editor’s Desk,’ Tom Fox visits with Compliance Week editor-in-chief Aaron Nicodemus to discuss highlights from Compliance Week in August, take a look at what is coming down the pike in September in Compliance Week and discuss the upcoming Third Party Risk Management and Supply Chain Summit in Chicago.
Tom and Aaron review key August coverage and upcoming priorities. They discuss new columnist Ben Mason’s “The Hidden Cost of Compliance Leadership,” outlining five recurring burdens for compliance leaders: independence that is often only theoretical, job risk from doing the role properly (including survey findings that nearly 70% of compliance officers have experienced retaliation), inability to voice doubts internally, the invisibility of effective prevention work, and weak leadership support—creating isolation and prompting ideas for safe forums such as the vetted CW app and event roundtables. Nicodemus highlights his Mayo Clinic whistleblower story alleging AI use may endanger patient privacy and outpace internal guardrails. He also describes a National Conference “Practitioner’s Briefing” distilling six Chatham House themes, previews a September 1MDB case study on enablers, plans AI-governance essays for National Compliance Officers Day, and promotes the Oct. 28–29 Chicago TPRM Summit.
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Aaron Nicodemus on LinkedIn