The Real Compliance Implications and Lessons of Operation Varsity Blues: A Conversation with AP Capaldo-Aoun

All views expressed on this podcast by Sean Freidlin and AP Capaldo-Aoun are their own and do not represent the opinions of any entity whatsoever with which we have been, are now, or will be affiliated. Operation Varsity Blues is one of the biggest academic scandals of all time, with widespread implications for compliance programs within universities and colleges, and lessons for anyone in the ethics and compliance industry. In this episode, Hanzo's Sean Freidlin speaks with AP Capaldo-Aoun, a global compliance attorney, current director of E&C at a Fortune 100 technology company, and a former Associate General Counsel at an education company, to get her uniquely qualified opinion on this massive story.

(00:00 - 4:55) Introductions and Operation Varsity Blues Overview

(4:55 - 7:00) AP's Personal Reaction to Operation Varsity Blues

(7:01 - 10:30) How Does Operation Varsity Blues Change Ethics & Compliance Programs in Colleges and University Moving Forward?

(10:31 - 14:35) How Long Will It Take For Things To Change After The Dust Settles and Implement Changes To E&C Programs?

(14:36 - 21:50) Reputational and Cultural Implications of Operation Varsity Blues, Proactive and Reactive Risk Management, and Why Nobody Saw This Coming

(21:51 - 26:10) How the Ethics & Compliance Market Will React to Operation Varsity Blues, Academic Accountability, Collaboration, and Opportunities for Recovery

(26:11 - 32:50) Using Operation Varsity Blues as a Case Study and Training Opportunity for Corporate Ethics & Compliance Programs