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Kristy Grant-Hart

CEO

Spark Compliance Consulting

Kristy Grant-Hart is an expert at transforming compliance departments into in-demand business assets.  She’s the author of the books “How to be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer” and “Your Year as a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer,” and CEO of Spark Compliance Consulting, a London and Los Angeles-based consulting group that was shortlisted for Compliance Consulting Team of the Year at the Women in Compliance Awards (2016).  

She is also an adjunct professor at Delaware Law School, Widener University, teaching Global Compliance and Ethics.  Before launching Spark Compliance, Ms. Grant-Hart was the Chief Compliance Officer at United International Pictures, the joint distribution company for Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures in 65+ countries.

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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  • 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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  • 12 Sep 2023 Kristy Grant-Hart

    A CCO Perspective on Artificial Intelligence

    This blog post explores some of the nuances of using AI in the workplace that compliance leaders should consider in a Q&A with compliance expert, Kristy Grant-Hart, CEO of Spark Compliance Consulting.

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  • 1 Jun 2023 Robert Smith

    A Deeper Dive into Human Rights Impact Assessments – Part 2

    On April 18th, NAVEX Chief Risk and Compliance Officer Carrie Penman moderated a discussion on human rights impact assessments with Kristy Grant-Hart, CEO, Spark Compliance Consulting; and Robert Smith, Director, Business Compliance and Ethics, Serco Group. In this post, Grant-Hart and Smith address some of the questions received in part two of a two-part series.

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  • 25 May 2023 Robert Smith

    A Deeper Dive into Human Rights Impact Assessments – Part 1

    On April 18th, NAVEX Chief Risk and Compliance Officer Carrie Penman moderated a discussion on human rights impact assessments with Kristy Grant-Hart, CEO, Spark Compliance Consulting; and Robert Smith, Director, Business Compliance and Ethics, Serco Group. In this post, Grant-Hart and Smith address some of the questions received in part one of a two-part series.

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  • 13 Mar 2023 Kristy Grant-Hart

    Modern Slavery? Maybe you Shouldn’t Terminate the Contract – Here’s Why.

    With dozens, hundreds, or potentially thousands of third parties within your value chain, determining the human impact is no easy feat. To begin, organizations must conduct a human rights impact assessment to gain a baseline understanding. From there, how should issues and violations be addressed – with termination of the contract, or remediation of the problems?

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  • 1 Feb 2023 Kristy Grant-Hart

    This Supreme Court Case Will Reverberate Throughout the Compliance and ESG World

    Each year, NAVEX publishes the Top 10 Trends in Risk and Compliance. This publication features trends and predictions for the year to come and features contributions from experts in the industry. This article discusses the wide-reaching impacts of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on compliance and ESG.

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  • 25 Jul 2022 Kristy Grant-Hart

    Compliance Considerations in a Post-Roe World

    In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, compliance considerations abound for organizations that seek to support their workforce in response. This post discusses what organizations should consider when addressing these compliance concerns.

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  • 27 Jun 2022 Kristy Grant-Hart

    Master Class Preview: Measuring Compliance in the New Normal

    On Thursday, June 30 NAVEX is hosting the master class, “Measuring Compliance in the New Normal”. This post, originally written by co-host for the first session, Kristy Grant-Hart, CEO of Spark Compliance Consulting, shares a preview into some of the findings and insights this master class has to offer.

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  • 9 Jun 2021 Kristy Grant-Hart

    5 Best Practices for Managing Whistleblower Expectations & Experiences

    Research shows that the majority of employee whistleblowers report internally before reporting to regulators or the media. Here are five whistleblower best practices to ensure that once ethics and compliance teams receive an internal report, they are properly managing reporters to ensure issues are able to be addressed and resolved internally.

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  • 1 Apr 2021 Kristy Grant-Hart

    A New Age of Accountability: Global Whistleblowing on the Rise

    In 2021, whistleblowers will come into their own in ways previously unseen. Learn how the EU Whistleblower Law will elevate the status of the whistleblower, increase the role organizations play in bringing unethical behavior to light, and drive standardization and professionalism.

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  • 1 May 2020 Kristy Grant-Hart

    Finding Your Footing in a Sea of Regulations and Guidance

    There was a time when compliance officers clamored for more specific regulations and guidance. During the past several years, however, what used to be a dearth of specific enumerated expectations has become a sea of guidance that can be hard to track. What’s a compliance officer to do? Try out the following to find your sea legs.

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