Tag: Women in GRC

Debbie Nemeth on managing healthcare compliance across 50 states, governing AI where the consequences can affect patient care, and reporting compliance in language business leaders will act on. In the latest Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, host Lucy Montague speaks with Debbie, the series’ first American guest, about what US healthcare compliance can teach…

We’re living in a risk environment that is becoming harder to untangle. BDO’s 2026 Global Risk Landscape survey of 500 C-suite executives found that 80% of business leaders believe the global risk environment is more defined by crisis than ever before.   Meanwhile, Aon’s 2025 Global Risk Management Survey, drawing on nearly 3,000 risk and business…

In a recent Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, Lucy Montague sat down with Rachel Paddon, Director of Internal Audit and Risk at Coats Group plc, to discuss the evolution of internal audit, risk-based assurance, and the growing expectation for GRC functions to deliver measurable business value. Having recently expanded her remit from internal audit into enterprise…

In a recent Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, Lucy Montague sat down with Global Director of Trust & Safety, Sophie Walsh, a risk, integrity and compliance leader whose career spans charities, global technology platforms, and some of the most complex risk environments in modern business. From social care and NGOs to digital regulation and e-commerce, Sophie’s work has been guided…

In this episode of CoreStream GRC’s Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, Lucy Montague sits down with Emma Price, Partner at Brave, former Deloitte partner and one of the UK’s leading voices in risk and resilience.   With more than 25 years of experience helping boards navigate uncertainty, Emma shares:  Curiosity: The skill that launched a 25-year career in GRC and a…

In this episode of CoreStream GRC’s Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, Lucy Montague speaks with Sharon Sharples, Chief of Staff and Head of Operational Risk Governance and Insights at Barclays, about her journey from change management into risk leadership, the evolving role of GRC in modern organizations, and why curiosity, simplification, and flexibility will define the…

In this special episode of CoreStream GRC’s Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, Lucy Montague speaks with Yvonne Gordon, 2026 Women in GRC Woman of the Year and Head of Compliance and Continuous Improvement, about her unconventional route into governance, risk and compliance, the importance of mentorship, and why creating opportunities for others has become her personal mission.   The…

In this episode of CoreStream GRC’s Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, Lucy Montague sits down with the series’ first DPO, Lorraine Pinter, to discuss her journey from law into privacy, the evolution of GDPR, building confidence as a leader, and why data protection remains one of the most impactful and personally relevant areas of GRC.  The DPO’s podcast episode explores:  Starting your…

In a special edition of the Spotlight on Women in GRC podcast, we spoke to Chief Risky Woman and founder of Risky Women, Kimberley Cole about the community she created back in 2014, which has since become a global network, and a real-time indicator of where GRC is heading next.  What is Risky Women and why do we need…