For more than 45 years, Rich has worked with national and international organizations on ethics and compliance programs, investigations, and crisis, and risk management. He has served as an independent integrity monitor for companies in plea and/or settlement agreements with governments and enforcement agencies.
Rich serves as an advisor and executive coach for business leaders in their efforts to improve performance and attain the highest levels of integrity. He received his certification from Columbia University’s Leadership Coaching Program and is a certified, licensed practitioner in the NBI (Neethling Brain Instrument) thinking preference.
As the Founder, Owner, and CEO of IDPL, Rich provides personalized services as a consultant and executive coach for individuals as well as government and business entities. He is an experienced senior executive, director, advisor, attorney, author, and lecturer that works with executives and directors of leading organizations to attain the highest levels of integrity and performance.
Rich served as Senior Legal Counsel to CSLG, a boutique specialty law firm, offering legal advice to companies on compliance, ethics, and governance matters. He aided clients in evaluating and improving their ethics and compliance programs and works as an independent monitor.
Rich served as a Special Advisor to K2 Integrity, an investigations and risk advisory firm, where he also served for three years as Vice-Chairman of the board. K2 helps clients resolve complicated business challenges by assisting in the assessment and management of risks – whether related to potential misconduct, investments, acquisitions, new market entry, financial, regulatory, cyber, or reputational issues.
Richard H. Girgenti is a distinguished and sought-after lecturer and author who has spoken and written on a vast range of topics. He has co-authored two books—The New Era of Regulatory Enforcement: A Comprehensive Guide for Raising the Bar to Manage Risk (McGraw-Hill, April 2016) and Managing the Risk of Fraud and Misconduct: Meeting the Challenges of a Global, Regulated, and Digital Environment (McGraw-Hill, March 2011).
KPMG LLP (1995 to 2018)
Rich retired from KPMG, LLP as a partner where for 13 years he led the firm’s forensic practice for the US and Americas and was a member of the Global Forensic Advisory Board. He also served as a special adviser to KPMG’s Chairman on governance and compliance matters. He was also the Executive Sponsor for KPMG’s Chief Compliance Officer Exchange – a peer-to-peer forum for Fortune 350 Chief Compliance Officers to share leading practices.
Rich served a six-year term as a Director on KPMG LLP’s Board. As a director, he Chaired the board’s Governance Task Force, which established the firm’s governance framework. He also chaired the board’s Professional Practice, Ethics, and Compliance Committee and oversaw the design and implementation of the firm’s ethics and compliance program. He also chaired the board’s Nominating Committee and served as a member of the Audit Committee.
In these positions, he oversaw and coordinated a $5 billion criminal justice budget and all of the policies, legislation, and initiatives of the state’s criminal justice agencies, such as the State Police and the Department of Corrections. He collaborated with federal and state law enforcement and conducted a well-known investigation of the Crown Heights riots in New York City. During his tenure, Rich argued, as Amicus Curiae, in the New York State Court of Appeals, the landmark case permitting the use of DNA in the state’s courts and led the passage of legislation which established a state DNA databank.
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