Kristy Grant-Hart

CEO

Spark Compliance Consulting

Kristy Grant-Hart is the CEO of Spark Compliance Consulting and a compliance and data privacy thought leader specializing in transforming compliance departments into in-demand business assets. She’s been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Compliance Week, Compliance and Ethics Professional Magazine and many others. She’s the author of the best-selling book, “How to Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer.” Kristy was named a Trust Across America 2019 Top Thought Leader in Trust. In addition, she’s a former board member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and Health Care Compliance Association, and is currently on the Board of Trustees of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation UK.

Articles by the author

10 Dec 2024 Kristy Grant-Hart
New Year, New Administrations, New Responses
Global election results mean the coming years are going to be full of change for compliance. This article, from our 2025 Top 10 Trends in Risk & Compliance explores how you can prepare.
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17 Oct 2024 Kristy Grant-Hart
The DOJ has Spoken: What to do NOW for Policies and Procedures
This article covers what you need to know about the updated DOJ ECCP expectations regarding policies and procedures.
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10 Oct 2024 Kristy Grant-Hart
Beware Pre-taliation! How to Avoid It (and why you need to!)
“Pre-taliation” is a term used to describe retaliation that occurs before the potential whistleblower gets anywhere near the government, this post discusses what you need to know to avoid it.
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8 Oct 2024 Kristy Grant-Hart
New DOJ Guidance: What to do NOW for Risk Assessments
This post explores what you need to know about the DOJ expectations for risk assessments stemming from the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance update in September.
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5 Sep 2024 Kristy Grant-Hart
The Vast World of Supply Chain Risks (Abbreviated)
If you’re new to supply chain risk management or curious to know if you’ve contemplated all the major compliance-related risks, here is a brief rundown of the types of risks you should be considering.
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27 Aug 2024 Kristy Grant-Hart
Sleuthing for Compliance Data: Where to find it
In a world increasingly powered by data lakes and artificial intelligence, the promise of data is rich, but its usefulness often falls short of the promise.
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20 Aug 2024 Kristy Grant-Hart
Not Invited to the Pre-M&A Party? Risk Assess Anyway! Here’s How.
The stance from regulators is clear – compliance should be involved in M&A, but frequently they’re not. Here’s how to make sure you’re invited to the M&A party.
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6 Jun 2024 Kristy Grant-Hart
Supply Chain Regulations and Exposure – How to Manage Third-Party Risk and Beyond
Each year, NAVEX releases the Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance eBook. This post is one of the articles, “Supply Chain Regulations and Exposure – How to Manage Third-Party Risk and Beyond.”
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29 Jan 2024 Kristy Grant-Hart
Data Privacy & Protection – Swimming into the Unknown
Each year, NAVEX releases the Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance eBook. This post is one of the articles, “Data Privacy & Protection – Swimming into the Unknown”.
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