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FCPA Compliance Report: Jen Hoar – Uncovering Executive Risk: Corporate Intelligence

Welcome to the award-winning FCPA Compliance Report, the longest-running podcast in compliance. In this episode, Tom welcomes Jen Hoar, a corporate intelligence specialist to the podcast to discuss the use of corporate intelligence as a part of a risk management strategy, this podcast episode explored the importance of conducting thorough background checks on potential executives. Tom and Jen discussed the need to ask questions to gain a better understanding of the person’s style and how they interact with their team, peers, board, and investors. They also discussed the importance of disclosure and anonymity when conducting such inquiries, as well as the need to conduct independent third-party vetting of an individual’s reputation before investing in them. Finally, they discussed the use of corporate intelligence to shape a client’s relationship with an executive and the need to assess the potential risks of hiring an executive before becoming emotionally, financially, and reputationally invested in the deal.

Key Highlights

· Executive Risk

· Investigating Executives

· People Show Who They Are

· Reputation Checking

· Corporate Intelligence

Resources

Jen Hoar on LinkedIn

Tom Fox

Jen Hoar on Corporate Intelligence

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, hosted by Mary Shirley and Lisa Fine. Have you ever wondered about corporate intelligence? What it means, how it is done, and how it relates to our work in ethics and compliance. In today’s episode, Lisa speaks with Jen Hoar, who is a Managing Director at Forward Risk and Intelligence. Jen calls herself a “recovering journalist,” and reflects on how that career path brought her to where she is today.

Lisa and Jen discuss what corporate and human source intelligence are, and the strategies she uses to obtain relevant information. She also explains the distinction between corporate intelligence and corporate espionage. They talk about the art of interviewing in her world, and how it is similar – and different – to internal investigations and what many of us do. Jen also provides some great tips and advice for talking to and connecting with people.

A special thank you to Kelly Paxton for this recommendation, and if you haven’t listened to her podcast, “Fraudish,” you should definitely check it out.

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