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Into The Chair: Tales from Chief Compliance Officers: The Journey of Maria D’Avanzo

Sep 07, 2023

Into the Chair: Tales from Chief Compliance Officers

Introducing Into the Chair: Tales from Chief Compliance Officers! The COMPLY podcast, hosted by Tom Fox, features compliance officers from across the financial services market, showcasing how each individual came to be in their seat and the skillset required to be a chief compliance officer in 2023!

Join us as we explore topics like:

  1. The key challenges compliance officers face in the evolving regulatory landscape.
  2. How your peers are facing new requirements and regulatory activity.
  3. The journey of compliance professionals as they grow their career. 

This week’s episode features Maria D’Avanzo, a seasoned professional in the legal and compliance field, with a career that has spanned from litigation to estate work to compliance. Maria’s perspective on adaptability and continuous learning in legal and compliance roles is rooted in her own career trajectory, which has seen her successfully transition from being a litigator to opening her own law practice, and eventually becoming a compliance officer. She believes the key to success in these roles is the willingness to learn new skills and take on new challenges, even outside one’s comfort zone.

Listen to Episode 1 of Into the Chair now!