Gartner Expert

Chris Audet

VP Analyst

Chris Audet is a Vice President and Chief of Research within the Assurance Practice. He is an experienced researcher across legal and compliance leader initiatives. In his current role, he is the agenda manager for legal and compliance leaders, covering topics that include compliance program management, legal and compliance technology, and compliance risk management.

Previous experience

Association of Corporate Counsel

Areas of coverage

  • Legal Technology and AI Strategy

  • General Counsel, Board and C-Suite Support

  • AI Governance and Information Risk Management

  • Corporate Compliance and Ethics

Education

BA, The George Washington University

JD, Syracuse University College of Law

Licensed to practice in the State of New York, 2012 (Retired)

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Measure compliance program effectiveness

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Evaluating regulatory intelligence portfolios

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Responding to emerging legal and compliance risks

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Building insight-driven reports for boards of directors and senior leadership teams

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Evaluating compliance risk management technology tools

Latest research and insights

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