Episode 217 - Matt Fawcett

In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Michael Levin.Michael Levin has a proven track-record of developing strategies and tactics for reducing compliance and ethics risks and has designed best-practice compliance programs for more than 100 companies.Michael spent 10+ years overseeing Compliance and Ethics at Freddie Mac, leading a team of compliance professionals and corporate investigators, and setting the strategy to manage and mitigate Ethics, Culture and Conduct risk across the enterprise. This includes the Compliance Helpline, the Code of Conduct, employee trading controls, corporate investigations, and enterprise risk and compliance training. Levin was the founder of and also served as Secretary of Freddie Mac’s Conduct Risk Committee.Connect with Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-levin-0a958a1/

In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Mark Jaffe.Mark Jaffe leads the Rivian ethics, compliance and privacy program which includes ethical culture, compliance oversight, privacy, and investigations. He leads a team of 16 people which includes privacy professionals, lawyers, compliance professionals, and investigators responsible for developing and implementing Rivian’s ethics, compliance and privacy programs and to investigate allegations of employee wrongdoing. Mark and his team work on issues related to privacy, information governance, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data ethics.https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjaffe/

In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Ken Myers.Ken Myers is a global strategic business executive of global product compliance turned regulatory and business consultant with a passion and history of building organizations, relationships, practices, and cultures aimed at defending and emboldening omni-channel brands following a cross-functionally collaborative, risk-managed, data-driven, decision-making approach. Ken has over 20 years of experience lifting Supplement, Functional Food, OTC, Cosmetic, and Beauty/Medical/Electronic Device brands to achieve their goals. He is presently the Executive Director of Regulatory Avenues Consulting.Connect with Ken Myers on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-myers-4b56235

In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Matt Fawcett.Matt Fawcett is general counsel for DXC Technology. He serves as principal counsel and advisor to senior leadership and the DXC Board of Directors. He has global responsibility for all legal, privacy, contracting, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, and compliance activities, as well as government and regulatory affairs.Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattfawcett/

In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Gio welcomes Guido Palazzo.Guido Palazzo is a professor of business ethics at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and a sought-after adviser on ethics and compliance. His work has been published in leading management journals such as the Academy of Management Review and the Academy of Management Journal. Guido, along with Ulrich Hoffrage, authored the book The Dark Pattern - The Hidden Dynamics of Corporate Scandals. The book is set to release on June 3rd, 2025. In the book, Guido and Ulrich reveal why good people in organizations do bad things and how entire organizations can fall off a moral cliff.Connect with Guido on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guidopalazzo-/Learn more about the book and order: https://guidopalazzo.com/book-project/

In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Jay Cohen.Jay Cohen has a wealth of experience as an architect of comprehensive legal compliance and risk management programs that identify and prevent fraud, promote ethical business practices, and ensure compliance with global legal mandates. As both Chief Compliance Officer and independent consultant, he has proven effective at identifying and interpreting applicable regulations and then crafting and communicating required organizational responses, motivating individuals at all levels of an organization, and collaborating with business leaders to advance compliant business strategies.https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-cohen-legalcompliance

In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Todd Gower.Todd Gower serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at L.A. Care Health Plan, bringing a distinctive blend of Big 4 consulting, finance, technology, and healthcare governance expertise to one of the nation’s largest publicly operated health plans. In this role, he leads a broad portfolio that includes corporate and regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, external audit coordination, organizational ethics, privacy, special investigations, internal audit, delegated provider oversight, and compliance analytics. His focus is on building a culture of compliance that not only meets regulatory expectations—especially across Medicare and Medicaid programs—but also supports L.A. Care’s mission of delivering quality care to its members, providers, and communities.https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-m-gower-9a64b7/

In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Betty Tierney.Betty Thorne Tierney is the Vice President, Litigation for a nationwide retailer. Betty leads the company’s in-house litigation team which actively defends the company’s uninsured litigation across the country. In this role, she has tried cases and arbitrations in numerous jurisdictions. Betty has also argued appeals in several federal districts and before the Missouri Supreme Court. In fulfilling this not so traditional in-house litigation role, Betty works closely with local counsel in the jurisdictions where her cases are pending. A 1990 graduate of Washington University School of Law, Betty spent her first two years of practice in a local law firm and has spent the remaining 33 years of her practice in-house.https://www.linkedin.com/in/betty-tierney-7748456/

In this episode of The Ethics Experts, Nick welcomes Margaret McLean. Margaret B. McLean is General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer, and Corporate Secretary for TTEC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEC), a leading global CX (customer experience) technology and services innovator for AI-enabled solutions for many of the world’s most iconic and disruptive brands. Ms. McLean joined TTEC in 2013, with global legal, corporate governance, compliance, and risk management responsibilities for TTEC’s diversified business portfolio in 22 countries on six continents. She has special expertise in corporate governance and risk management, including data privacy, information security, healthcare, financial services, and public sector special regulatory regimes. She is also the executive sponsor for TTEC’s Impact & Sustainability/ESG initiative and the chair of the company’s Responsible AI Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-mclean/

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