After a prolific tenure, Alicyn Cooley will soon be stepping down as PCCE’s Executive Director to begin an exciting new chapter in the private sector. Alicyn’s contributions to PCCE have been extraordinary. Her accomplishments include conferences on The Next Wave of Corporate Enforcement under the Biden Administration; Compliance, Culture, and ESG: How Companies Achieve Meaningful Change and Meet Evolving Regulatory and Stakeholder Expectations; Confronting Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Challenges in Times of Unprecedented Change; and The Advancement of Digital Assets and Addressing Financial Crime Risk, as well as the launch of PCCE’s Directors’ Academy, an annual program providing directors with expert guidance on subjects including corporate governance, enforcement, compliance, cybersecurity and data privacy, directors’ oversight duties, board diversity and composition, ESG, and shareholder activism. In addition to bringing her expertise in white-collar and corporate enforcement to the Program, Alicyn amplified PCCE’s prominence in the fields of cryptocurrency, cybersecurity and ESG. As editor of PCCE’s blog, Compliance & Enforcement, Alicyn spearheaded an ongoing initiative to publish scholarship on what corporate officers, corporate boards, and enforcement and regulatory authorities can do to detect and root out racism and discrimination (including in their own ranks). Please join us in celebrating Alicyn’s groundbreaking and lasting work as PCCE’s Executive Director.

In light of Alicyn’s imminent departure, PCCE is seeking a new Executive Director. We are looking for candidates with enforcement experience, including those who are transitioning out of the government and into private practice. While we would prefer a candidate who is interested in working with us long-term, we are willing to accommodate short-term arrangements as well. The candidate should be able to start no later than February 22, 2022, but preferably sooner.

A full description of the job is below.

Job Description

PCCE is seeking an Executive Director to lead the Program, working with the Faculty Director, Jennifer Arlen and the Assistant Director, Salma Calderon.

Among other things, the Executive Director’s responsibilities will include:

• Developing the strategic plan for the Program to accomplish its mission and address emerging issues and challenges in corporate and white-collar enforcement and corporate compliance, including by liaising with enforcement and regulatory agencies and leading in-house attorneys, compliance officers, corporate directors and executives;
• Conceptualizing, organizing and leading two annual conferences, one on  compliance and one on enforcement;
• Conceptualizing, organizing and leading policy roundtables, panels on current issues, and student programs;
• Conceptualizing, organizing and leading the annual Directors’ Academy;
• Serving as editor of PCCE’s Blog, Compliance and Enforcement, and, in that role, developing and soliciting content and influential readership for the blog, as well as writing blog posts;
• Overseeing and mentoring PCCE’s Student Fellows, a selective group of NYU School of Law JD and LLM students, including with respect to their posts on PCCE’s blog;
• Working closely with PCCE’s Senior Academic Fellows, Senior Fellows and Board of Advisors members on projects, scholarship and events, including events for NYU students;
• Working with the Faculty Director and Assistant Director on Program strategy, development and marketing, along with other matters vital to the success of the Program;
• Working with PCCE’s Faculty Director and Assistant Director on structuring PCCE’s website and its annual brochure.

A successful candidate possesses:

• J.D. degree, and bar membership in good standing;
• Strong interest in and experience with corporate criminal or regulatory enforcement or compliance (government enforcement or regulatory experience preferred); and 
• Strong organizational, writing and interpersonal skills and attention to detail;
• Interest in and ability to work independently and as part of a closely-knit team.

Please apply by submitting your resume and a list of references to Jennifer.Arlen@nyu.edu.

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