About TRACE

Monica Bounds brings to TRACE over fifteen years of human resources management experience working in the fields of healthcare, real estate, and research/global consulting. Her areas of expertise include recruitment/onboarding, HRIS, benefits administration, and employee relations.

Prior to joining TRACE, Ms. Bounds held the position of Human Resources Manager for a Washington D.C. healthcare non-profit where she was responsible for recruitment, employee relations, training, benefits, compliance, performance management, and a HRIS implementation. Previously, she was a Human Resources Business Partner at Corporate Office Properties Trust. She also worked in the Human Resources and Marketing teams at the Corporate Executive Board, now a subsidiary of Gartner.

Ms. Bounds holds both a Master of Science in Administration and Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from Southeast Missouri State University. She is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Beverly brings more than 20 years of experience in information technology to TRACE. As IT Manager, she oversees the continued development of an innovative, robust and secure technology environment.

Prior to joining TRACE, Beverly was the Chief Information Officer at Aveníu Brands, a U.S. subsidiary of Raventós Codorníu, one of world’s oldest winegrowing businesses located in Spain.

Fluent in three languages, Ms. Gryder was born in Canada and holds an MBA in Information Security from James Madison University, a Master’s Degree from the University of Waterloo, a Bachelors of Education from Western University and a Double Honors Bachelor of Arts degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Robert Clark is the Manager of Legal Research at TRACE, where he oversees a team of lawyers responsible for the production of analytical content. Mr. Clark brings to TRACE more than ten years of experience performing careful and thorough legal analysis in both the public and private sectors. He has served as a staff attorney for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago and as law clerk to the Hon. Terence T. Evans in Milwaukee. He has also worked as a commercial and appellate lawyer specializing in business-bankruptcy litigation, first with the boutique firm of Friedman Dumas & Springwater LLP in San Francisco, then as a founding partner of Dumas & Clark LLP. Before attending law school, he spent four years working as a research analyst for the City of Chicago Board of Ethics.

Mr. Clark holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago, from which he graduated with honors, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He also received a master's degree in religious studies from the University of Chicago Divinity School, and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School.

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Cell: +44 (0) 798.938.3267

Lauren Higgins has specialized in compliance and specifically anti-bribery compliance for over 15 years. She has been both on the consulting side helping companies develop due diligence and compliance solutions and the in-house side, most recently leading the compliance and ethics function for a multinational company headquartered in the UK. She has created and managed programmes in response to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, the Modern Slavery Act, the Criminal Finances Act, as well as helped with trade compliance and GDPR compliance. She also has particularly focused experience in building out systems and solutions for third party intermediary management for multinationals.

Lauren has spoken at many of TRACE’s compliance events, and is part of our TASA faculty. She is an American-British dual citizen based in the UK, and can speak French.  She has direct experience working in Compliance across five continents.   

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Cell: 443.924.0545

Kerie Bennett has specialized in the technical, training and due diligence aspects of anti-bribery compliance for eight years. With TRACE, she has worked on the launch of new diligence products and assisted companies with their third party risk management procedures. As a business development manager, Kerie specializes in helping companies develop compliance procedures that are aligned with internationally accepted best practices and that address evolving compliance risks. 

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David Ireland has specialized in international business development throughout his 25-year career, first as a Canadian diplomat serving five years in Tokyo and then with private companies as Director of International Business Development in Toronto, Boston and Ottawa, as well as with the Australian trade development agency AUSTRADE, where he provided tailored consultancy services to Australian firms seeking to export to the Andean region. David has managed customer accounts and led business development activities in Latin America, West Africa, Western Europe and Japan.

Fluent in five languages and familiar with many cultures and business environments, David has extensive business-to-government experience in emerging markets; he worked with TRACE to ensure compliance of third party agents for his previous employer, a TRACE member.

David was born and educated in Canada: he pursued his graduate studies in International Political Economy at the Norman Paterson School in Ottawa following completion of his BA in Economics from Queen’s University. David is based in Mexico City and supports TRACE clients in Latin America.

David Ireland est spécialiste en développement des affaires internationales depuis 25 ans. Il a commencé sa carrière en tant que diplomat canadien, dont 5 années à l’Ambassade du Canada à Tokio, suivi de postes de Directeur du Développement des affaires internationales chez des société privées à Toronto, Boston et Ottawa ainsi qu’à l’Agence austalienne de développement du commerce international AUSTRADE où il a fourni des services de consultant aux entreprises australiennes cherchant à exporter à la région andine. David a géré des comptes-clients et a dirigé des activités de promotion du commerce international en Amérique latine, l’Afrique de l’ouest, l’Europe occidentale et au Japon.

Maitrisant cinq langues avec une bonne compréhension de nombreuses cultures et milieux d’affaires, David a une grande expérience B2G (du privé auprès des gouvernements) dans les pays en voie de développement. David a collaboré avec TRACE afin d’assurer la conformité des agents tierces de son employeur précédent, un membre de TRACE.

David est né et a été éduqué au Canada: il a entammé ses études de maitrise en Economie Politique Internationale à l’Ecole Norman Paterson à Ottawa suite à ses études de premier cycle (BA) en sciences économiques à l’Université Queen’s (Kingston, Canada). David est basé à la ville de Mexico et appuie les clients de TRACE en Amérique latine, en France et en Belgique.

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Cell: +639.175.296.821

Michael Juan is the Business Development Consultant for the Asia-Pacific region at TRACE, where he works with companies to provide the best value solutions for their compliance requirements. He has over 15 years of experience working with government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the areas of governance reform and policy development. He has also worked with private companies to improve their corporate governance and community relations efforts.

In the field of compliance and anti-bribery, Michael has been involved in national transparency initiatives like the Philippine Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the Philippine Mining Industry Coordinating Council. He has also undertaken international research on government transparency initiatives and completed a review of cutting-edge compliance and anti-bribery research.

Michael has a Masters in Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management (Manila) and was granted the Chevening Fellowship by the British Government in 2010.

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Cell: 310.561.5337

Brady Reece is business development professional that has specialized in the legal, risk, compliance and ethics practices for the past decade. Throughout his career, Brady has partnered with many of the world's leading companies to build and establish best practices that transcend industry and geography. Brady has a demonstrated history of success that is driven by results and is grounded in good ethics. His extensive background within the industry has allowed Brady to consult with senior executives on complex cross-functional projects including legal technology implementation, workflow analysis, outside counsel management, third-party risk management, and building and sustaining an ethical culture.

Brady is from Annapolis, Maryland and currently lives in Newport Beach, California overseeing business development within the western United States. Prior to joining TRACE, Brady worked at Ethisphere, Gartner, and CEB (formerly Corporate Executive Board).

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Cell: +351 913.256.564

Anne Vogdt has over 10 years of compliance and business management experience. She has supported clients as an outside advisor on projects in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, and acted as the Chief Compliance Officer for the U.S. subsidiary of one of the largest German food retailers for several years. She has experience building corporate compliance and ethics programs, conducting risk assessments and carrying out anti-corruption investigations.

Anne is a German citizen and speaks four languages fluently. Anne holds a law degree from a top-tier university in Portugal and an LL.M. in International Law from Georgetown University. She divides her time between Germany and Portugal and supports TRACE member companies and clients in Europe.