

Lifetime Achievement: Career fraud fighter Haluk Ferden Gursel honored.

Compliance Program: Amex GBT navigates tricky 2022.CCO of the Year: Great connector Bill Burtis celebrated by colleagues.I’m very introverted, and people are always surprised to hear that because they mistake being friendly and cheerful with being an extrovert. How did you develop your approach to networking?Ī. It’s really grown today we have so many more women in leadership positions, which makes me proud. Our pillars are mentoring, education, and networking, which help everyone succeed. You don’t have to be a woman or in finance. It has become one of the most successful employee networks at AT&T. We went to our CFO with the idea to start the AT&T Women of Finance. One of my female peers said, ‘Did you notice the same thing I did?’ And I said, ‘Yeah.’ And she said, ‘Do you want to do something about it?’ I said, ‘Yeah, let’s do it.’ I don’t know how many women I expected but certainly more than six. There were about 40 people in the room … and there were only six women. I was promoted to be a vice president in finance back in 2011, and on my very first day in that role, our chief financial officer held a senior leadership team meeting. What is the AT&T Women of Finance and how are you involved?Ī. I’m very fortunate to be mentored by them. They pour energy into not only making sure I understand the landscape of what I’m doing but also understanding the complexity of relationships and how to help get people on board with innovative ideas. My current boss, Chief Privacy Officer Tom Moore, and David Huntley, our chief compliance officer, have helped me thrive, especially when I first came from finance and customer care and was new to the compliance and privacy world. Rachel Simon posing with her Compliance Mentor of the Year award.Ī. June 13: Privacy enforcement lessons learned.June 8: How AI can address compliance needs.
