The State of Risk & Compliance in 2024

One of the earliest ethics officers in the industry, Carrie Penman is the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer for NAVEX Global. She has been with the company since 2003 after serving four years as deputy director of the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) now ECI. A scientist by training, she developed and directed the first corporate-wide global ethics program at Westinghouse Electric Corporation from 1994-1999. Carrie was awarded the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Compliance 2020 by Compliance Week magazine.

Mark Robertson is Associate General Counsel & Compliance Officer at NAVEX, the worldwide leader in integrated risk and compliance management software and services. Mark maintains the company’s risk and compliance program and advises the company on a wide array of legal matters, including intellectual property, compliance, employment, litigation, privacy, technology transactions, and product development. Prior to joining NAVEX, Mark was in private practice in Beverly Hills, California, representing artists, performing arts organizations, and entrepreneurs in the music business. 

Mark earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and served as editor-in-chief for the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review. He received his B.A. in Communications from the University of Puget Sound and is CIPP/E certified.