Jerry Kral co-leads Epiq’s Compliance Advisory & Technology Practice, based out of Epiq’s Chicago office.
For more than 25 years, Jerry has served as a trusted advisor to General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers, helping to establish, enhance, and optimize risk-based compliance programs and infrastructure. As a consultant, entrepreneur, and in-house Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Jerry brings a breadth of experience that spans every facet of compliance operations.
Jerry understands that an effective compliance program is grounded in trust and driven by collaboration, transparency, and mutual respect across the organization. Drawing on his expertise in communication, project management, and data analytics, he helps organizations assess, build, and operate strong, scalable compliance programs. He has experience spanning multiple industries and companies with a single focus to multiple operating companies. From a compliance risk perspective, he has deep knowledge of controls that mitigate and provide insight into anti-corruption & fraud, conflicts of interest, human rights, privacy and trade sanctions.
Jerry has been recognized by ComplianceWeek as a “Top Mind” in the field, and many of his clients and former employers have earned distinction as among the “World’s Most Ethical Companies.”
Jerry holds a B.S. in Economics from Grinnell College.
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