Into the Chair, Tales from Chief Compliance Officers: Rafael Capa on Mastering Risk Management for Success in Compliance

February 15, 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of the Compliance Podcast Network: Into the Chair: Tales from Chief Compliance Officers, which 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 navigate the compliance waters of any company successfully? 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. Into the Chair: Tales from Chief Compliance Officers is a Comply podcast hosted by Tom Fox and is a production of the Compliance Podcast Network. In this episode, I visit with Rafael Capa, who has a background in risk management and is in compliance.

Rafael Capa is a highly experienced risk management professional with a career spanning over two decades in various sectors, including market risk, counterparty credit risk, liquidity risk, and operational risk. His perspective on the overall risk management strategy is shaped by his extensive experience. It is centered on the belief that it should be proactive, efficient, and tailored to the specific needs of the business lines. Capa emphasizes the importance of identifying, measuring, monitoring, reporting, and remediating risks in compliance and encourages firms to be proactive in assessing and implementing policies and procedures rather than waiting for regulations to be put in place. He also advocates for using data analytics and artificial intelligence in compliance to enhance effectiveness and efficiency. Furthermore, Capa, who holds a certificate in climate risk, underscores the emerging significance of this field in the compliance role and the necessity for compliance to keep pace with risk management in addressing this issue.