Welcome back to the Great Women in Compliance podcast. In today’s episode, we kick off our new roundtable format with two special guests joining Hemma and Lisa in discussing leveraging our connections to have an impact at scale in our work. As compliance professionals, we take on more and more and are often involved in complex and novel issues that are difficult to solve alone with confidence. Tune in to hear how Fatema Merchant and Karin Johnson have navigated this during their professional journeys and how they not only send the elevator back down but also help each other ensure they support each other when they are on their way up. Tune in to hear how Karin and Fatema have prioritized connection in their compliance work both from an in-house and outside counsel perspective.
We acknowledge that we are in an incredibly challenging moment as we watch with deep sadness and emotion what is happening in Israel, Gaza, and beyond. These events were very much on our minds during the recording of this podcast.
Karin Johnson is the VP of Ethics and Compliance at VF Corporation. VF is the parent company of iconic brands such as The North Face ®, Vans®, Timberland®, and Smartwool ®. Prior to joining VF, Karin was Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer for 21st Century Fox. Fatema Merchant is a partner in the law firm Sheppard Mullin, where she is co-managing partner of the Washington, D.C. office. Fatema leads the sanctions team at the firm and is a partner in the Governmental and Corporate Investigations Practice Groups. Prior to joining the firm, Fatema seconded as a Special Assistant Attorney General with the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General.
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Corporate Compliance Insights is a much-appreciated sponsor and supporter of GWIC, including affiliate organization CCI Press, publishing the related book, “Sending the Elevator Back Down, What We’ve Learned from Great Women in Compliance” (CCI Press, 2020). If you enjoyed the book, the GWIC team would be very grateful if you would consider rating it on Goodreads and Amazon and leaving a short review. Don’t forget to send the elevator back down by passing on your copy to someone who you think might enjoy reading it when you’re done, or if you can’t bear parting with your copy, consider it as a holiday or appreciation gift for someone in Compliance who deserves a treat.
If you enjoyed the book, the GWIC team would be very grateful if you would consider rating it on Goodreads and Amazon and leaving a short review. Don’t forget to send the elevator back down by passing on your copy to someone who you think might enjoy reading it when you’re done, or if you can’t bear parting with your copy, consider it as a holiday or appreciation gift for someone in Compliance who deserves a treat.
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