Brian Patterson, Cpp, Cfe, Ccep Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Va, Us

Greater Richmond Region

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

- Oversee development and execution of the Ethics and Compliance enterprise training and communication program- Conflict of Interest program oversight- Ethics Helpline (whistleblower) program oversight- Ethics and Compliance systems and process governance- Policy development and implementation- Digital and analytics transformation- Code of Business Conduct and Ethics implementation and oversight- Member of the Artificial Intelligence Governance team. Contributed to the development and implementation of global AI Governance training, AI Governance Framework, and Assurant AI Ethics Principles- Compliance assessments and reporting- Work cross-functionally providing practical advice and guidance on diverse ethics, regulatory and compliance matters- Monitor and communicate compliance and regulatory developments with partner teams- Conduct internal workplace investigations

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

- Culture program development and implementation.- Code of Business Conduct and Ethics implementation and oversight.- Global Ethical and Compliance training and communications strategy, development and implementation. - Data analytics, assessments, and management reporting.- Policy monitoring and reporting. - Advisor providing consultation to senior management, employees, and global business partners.- Ethics and Compliance investigations. - Audit and regulator responses.

Operating in a part-time freelance capacity, focused on providing risk management and project support to small business and non-profits organizations. Relevant work:Commonwealth of Virginia Contributed to the Virginia Small Business Administration's effort to administer the “ReBuild Virginia” Grant Program in order to distribute CARES Act and state funding to Virginia businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.- Working with Salesforce, assisted in the implementation of the overall grant application process and operations improving systems and processes. - Assisted in the development and implementation of the conflict-of-interest process providing an effective avenue for disclosure and review of potential conflicts. - Developed and implemented processes to identify potential fraud in the grant application process.- Provided review and final decisioning on grant applications.

Mclean, Va, Us

- Head of Ethics and Compliance investigations. - Partnered with key stakeholders including Legal, HR and lines of business to identify and effectively address key risks enabling the business to focus on their key imperatives while continuously improving. - Provided end-to-end oversight of the enterprise ethics/whistleblower helpline program. - Developed and implemented departmental policy monitoring and reporting practices. Provided key insight and support in the development of the company's overall monitoring and reporting practices.- Provided investigations trend analysis to business senior leadership driving improvements in key business processes.- Provided oversight of the Code of Conduct policy and effectively implemented enterprise training and awareness. - Actively contributed to supplier and vendor risk programs and processes ensuring alignment in regards to key risks, processes, and themes.- Conducted in-depth reviews, testing, and analysis of internal controls and business processes.

Mclean, Va, Us

- Led all aspects of regional compliance and fraud investigations, physical security operations, and vendor oversight for locations throughout the eastern seaboard, Canada and the United Kingdom. - Incident response and investigation, electronic security, guard operations, third party risk, and preparedness. - Active member of Insider Threat team.- Led team in the conduct of virtual and onsite third party risk assessments worldwide. - Provided oversight of the global criminal background screening program for employee and third party populations.

Mclean, Va, Us

- Provided oversight of security infrastructure design and installation projects at new sites in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.- Actively contributed to the development and implementation of the company's first global risk management and policy development programs representing key risk areas. - Coordinated and performed vendor due diligence and risk assessments, security and safety training, and communications globally. - Provided corporate security, life safety and fraud prevention audits and vulnerability assessments on corporate divisions, retail branches and key vendors ensuring compliance to security policy and assets protection measures, as well as the identification and closure of risk gaps. - Developed and implemented enterprise policies and procedures.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Graduate Certificate, Cyber Security Risk Management

Executive Leadership, Organizational Leadership

International Security Managers Association (Isma), Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management