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Regulatory Challenges Episodes

Discuss the evolving landscape of regulations impacting compliance and privacy, including strategies for adapting to changes in the legal environment.
July 8, 2026

Developing Effective Compliance Guardrails with Bill Connolly (Ep. 14)

Stepping into compliance “by accident,” building guardrails that actually help the business, and staying curious enough to reinvent your career—Episode 14 with Bill Connolly is packed with practical lessons for anyone in risk, privacy, or compliance leadership.

In this episode of Compliance Chronicles, host Liisa Thomas talks with Bill Connolly, Head of Resiliency Risk for the U.S. retail bank at HSBC. Bill oversees a broad risk portfolio that spans information risk, business continu…

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April 1, 2026

Saying Yes to the Long Game in Compliance with Mark Jaffe (Ep. 7)

In episode seven, Mark Jaffe shares his journey into compliance, the importance of saying yes to opportunities, the long game of compliance, risk management, ethical decision making, lessons in compliance management, and career development and growth in the compliance space.

Takeaways

Saying yes to new challenges and opportunities is important for career growth.

Compliance is a journey, and it's important to focus on the long game and risk management.

If …

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March 18, 2026

Optimizing Consumer Trust in Compliance with Jill Cusack (Ep. 6)

In this episode, we learn from Jill Cusack about her journey as a compliance professional. She shares common challenges faced in the field and gives valuable advice for those just starting out.

Jill describes the challenge of working between two worlds: helping consumers understand what is happening with their data and helping business and technology teams understand how new products and practices affect transparency, choice, and trust. She also shares the importance of humility in c…

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March 4, 2026

Operationalizing Compliance in Your Business with Derek Buehler (Ep. 5)

In this episode of Compliance Chronicles, we delve into the evolution of business and compliance and the importance of engaging business teams in compliance efforts.

Key takeaways include the concept of compliance as everyone's job and the criticality of solid market identification.

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Feb. 18, 2026

Overcoming Hurdles in Privacy Compliance with Donna Del-Greco (Ep. 4)

Donna Del Greco, Vice President of Legal Services at SciPlay Games, shares her journey and insights into the privacy compliance space. The conversation covers her introduction to the privacy world, the challenges in navigating privacy compliance, and key advice for privacy compliance professionals.

Takeaways

Data Privacy and Compliance

Challenges in Privacy Compliance
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Feb. 4, 2026

Audit Skills that Power Compliance with Katie Witt (Ep. 3)

The conversation with Katie Witt covers her journey from internal audit to privacy and compliance, the skills transition from audit to privacy compliance, and the challenges and advice for navigating the compliance journey. Katie shares insights on identifying noise and important developments, balancing methodical approach with risk, and the importance of building a network within the compliance field.

Takeaways

Transitioning from audit to privacy compliance

Balancing…

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Jan. 21, 2026

Following Unique Paths to Successful Privacy Compliance with Mike Smith (Ep. 2)

How do you turn a “strange path” through the Navy, fraud risk, and call centers into a successful career as a bank privacy officer and compliance leader? In this episode of Compliance Chronicles, Liisa Thomas sits down with Mike Smith, Privacy Officer at Wintrust and former HSBC leader, to unpack how he built a wide‑angle view of risk, regulation, and real‑world data use.

Mike shares how running a centralized privacy project pulled him into the field, why adding the CRCM and broader …

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