Compliance professionals’ seniority within a company, their contact with top decision-makers, and their access to necessary information are critical to success in their roles. So is the ability to influence company culture more broadly within an organization. During a recent panel hosted by the Practising Law Institute, McDermott Will & Emery partner Anne Elkins Murray, Miller & Chevalier counsel Richard Gallena and Booking Holdings vice president Sonia Rye discussed how empowering gatekeepers such as CCOs can enhance compliance. The panel was moderated by Robert Stern, a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges. This article distills some of the insights shared by the panelists. See “Thoughts From DOJ Experts on Using Data Analytics to Strengthen Compliance Programs” (May 22, 2024).