Sharon Ward

Sharon Ward is an experienced regulatory compliance specialist. A compliance professional since the mid-1990s, Sharon is a former senior practitioner active in the development of professional education in this field throughout the past two decades, initially in her operational roles with the International Compliance Association and thereafter as its Chief Examiner (GRC). She has developed, taught on and written for a range of governance, risk and compliance-related programmes to Master’s level, both in the UK and internationally, contributing to key industry initiatives. Formerly Module Director for the Financial Services Compliance elective of the Chartered Banker MBA (CBMBA) and Editor of the Journal of Business Compliance, Sharon is a fellow of the ICA and of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors. Her work in this area continues through research, development projects, teaching and assessment.