Cambridge Forum for Chief Compliance Officers

Karen A. Popp is the global co-leader of the firm’s White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations group. Karen specializes in high-stakes matters with legal, political and public relations components, such as global internal investigations, defense against U.S. Department of Justice and SEC Enforcement investigations, Congressional investigations, OIG and State Attorney General actions, corporate compliance, and litigation. Chambers Global and Chambers USA recognize her as a leader in the fields of White Collar and FCPA. Karen previously served as Associate White House Counsel to President Clinton, a lawyer in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice and an Assistant U.S. Attorney in New York.

Christine Boucher is Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Delta Air Lines, Inc. In this role, Christine oversees the legal teams responsible for Delta’s ethics and compliance; environmental; privacy; international compliance; commercial, corporate & aircraft transactions; finance; SEC and corporate governance; corporate real estate; intellectual property; and enterprise records and information management programs.

Christine focuses on ensuring Delta operates in compliance with the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations and applicable international regulations while promoting Delta’s strong ethical culture. During the height of the pandemic when the federal government granted relief to U.S. airlines, she led a cross-divisional group responsible for implementing a program to comply with the CARES Act restrictions and reporting requirements. Christine and her team also implemented strong privacy controls to address the increased volume of protected health information required to be handled by airlines during the pandemic. 

During her career at Delta, Christine has handled a broad scope of legal matters, including providing legal advice to corporate real estate, supply chain, the SkyMiles loyalty program, environmental and corporate compliance. Prior to her current role as Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Christine was Managing Director of Global Environment, Sustainability & Compliance, leading the team responsible for administering Delta’s environmental sustainability and compliance, Department of Transportation compliance, dangerous goods compliance, and passengers with disabilities programs.  

Prior to joining Delta, Christine practiced with the Atlanta law firm Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan (now Eversheds Sutherland) in the areas of litigation and commercial real estate. Christine graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and French. She received her juris doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. She is also a graduate of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership.  

Christine is active in the community, serving on the University System of Georgia Foundation Board. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Captain Planet Foundation, chairing its Finance Committee and serving on the Executive Committee; the Board of Directors of Odyssey Atlanta; and the Corporate Leadership Council of Fernbank Museum of Natural History.  

Sarah R. Iles is Chief Compliance Officer of Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI), a global manufacturer of custom-engineered electronic solutions for transportation (including electric vehicle, e-bike, aerospace and rail), cloud computing infrastructure, construction equipment and consumer appliances. Prior to joining Methode in January 2024, she was Head of Compliance for the Enterprise business units of global telecommunications company Ericsson. Sarah led the ethics and compliance function for newly acquired enterprise businesses as Ericsson carried out its monitorship under Plea Agreement with the US Department of Justice for violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Previously Sarah headed the ethics and compliance function for multinational pharmaceutical and IT companies. She has been an in-house attorney advising global companies on commercial and compliance matters since 2004, in roles with Abbott Laboratories, CDW, and Akorn Pharmaceuticals.

Her legal career began in Asia, working in Tokyo and supporting technology, biotech and medical device businesses across the region. She is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and the College of William and Mary, where she studied International Relations.

Bethzy Kunitzer is a Director, Corporate Compliance for International, a Traton SE company. International is an international manufacturer of commercial trucks, commercial and school buses, and provider of retail, wholesale, and lease financing services. Bethzy has spent the last 14.5 years at International on SOX, Financial Planning, and Internal Audit /Corporate Compliance. She is responsible to oversee the company’s compliance program including the company’s compliance policies, code of conduct, anticorruption, investigations, trainings, among other responsibilities. 

Bethzy lives in Glenview, Il with her husband and two sons. She is the current treasurer for the Aurora Puerto Rican Council in Aurora, Il, a non-for-profit organization that promotes cultural awareness and provides educational scholarships. She enjoys watching her boys play sports, visiting her hometown in Puerto Rico, travel and photography.

Ryan is a Partner and leads PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Forensics Services practice throughout the Midwest. Ryan specializes in fraud investigations, forensic accounting engagements, False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback, FCPA and anti-bribery matters, transactional due diligence, compliance investigations, remediation efforts, compliance program build and implementation, arbitration matters and litigation support services for a diverse group of both public and private multi-national clients, not-for profits and state and local governments.

Ed currently leads the Global Compliance Programs team, which encompasses functions responsible for identifying and mitigating compliance risk across the organization, through risk assessment, monitoring, training, policies, and culture initiatives, as well as providing compliance leadership in the areas of digital, external advocacy, business development, the Company’s anti-corruption program, and compliance with the Company’s 2018 Corporate Integrity Agreement. The team also provides compliance support to the Patient & Health Impact organization, delivers strategic operational support to the Division, and coordinates the Company’s compliance governance activities related to the Pfizer Executive Compliance Committee and the Regulatory and Compliance Committee of the Pfizer Board of Directors. Ed and his team also support the Chief Business Office and Chief Digital Office.

Ed has over 20 years of legal and compliance experience. Prior to this role, Ed led the Global Compliance Investigations and Risk Assessment teams. His responsibilities included overseeing the investigation and remediation of alleged violations of law and Pfizer policy across the entire organization.

Bayo Oyewole is the Chief Conduct Risk & Ethics Officer with responsibilities for the USAA Ethics Office, as well as leading the conduct risk functions that includes Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABAC), Sales Practices, Antitrust Compliance, Enterprise Licensing, Sensitive Positions, and Compliance Risk Management. In this role, he plays an important part in helping USAA evaluate and mitigate risks around employee behavior, as well as achieving key strategic imperatives for identifying, assessing, and reporting on cases of misconduct across the enterprise. Bayo also serves as the Dallas Regional Vice President and General Manager where he oversees employee engagement, belonging and inclusion initiatives, and corporate, community and social impact for the 2,400-employee campus.

With over 25 years of progressive global experience, Bayo has built best-in-class compliance programs aimed at driving a culture of integrity at Fortune 100 companies. Prior to joining USAA, Bayo was Senior Director & Chief of Staff, Global Compliance at Danaher, based in Washington, DC. He led the Compliance Program Management Office (PMO) where he executed various programs including building the Anti-Bribery and Corruption practice, compliance communications and training, global risk assessments, and Third-Party Due Diligence. Before joining Danaher, he was the Regional Chief Compliance Officer (The Americas and EMEA) for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics in Tarrytown, New York, where he helped manage and resolve multi-jurisdictional Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPA). Earlier in his career, he had stints at Ernst & Young and PepsiCo both in Dallas, Texas.

Bayo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management & Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, and an MBA in Finance from Clark Atlanta University. He holds various certifications in project management and compliance (PMP, CCEP, CCEP-I, CSM) and has received certificates in Ethics & Compliance and Corporate Governance from Yale School of Management and the Harvard Business School respectively. He is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative for West Africa (part of the Aspen Institute Global Leadership Network), and holds the Directorship Certification from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Bayo and his wife are the parents of two daughters and reside in the North Texas area.

Justin Ross is the Chief Compliance Officer at Sysco Corporation, where he leads the company's global compliance programs. With extensive experience in leading compliance teams and managing complex global programs, Justin specializes in compliance program building, anti-corruption, third-party compliance, antitrust law, data privacy, and internal investigations. He has a proven track record in compliance training, risk assessments, crisis management, and regulatory interactions.

Before joining Sysco, Justin served in key compliance roles at FedEx Corporation including Staff Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer where he was instrumental in developing FedEx’s global compliance programs, including Code of Conduct, anti-corruption, third-party compliance, antitrust, data privacy, export controls/trade, conflicts of interest, gifts and entertainment, and anti-fraud. His work has earned him accolades such as Compliance Week’s Chief Compliance Officer of the Year in 2021.

An active leader in the ethics and compliance field, Justin serves on the boards of the Coalition for Integrity and the Ethics and Compliance Association. Justin holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis Law School and a B.A. in Political Science from Rhodes College.

Caity is an MBA graduate from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto. 

Prior to joining Cambridge Forums, she worked for the Government of Canada in various communications, website and research analyst positions. She has a passion for continuous learning, strategy development and relationship building. 

In her spare time, Caity enjoys hiking, being in nature and spending time with her Australian Shepherd pup.