Matthew Nobles

Chief Compliance Officer, GE Gas and Power

Matthew Nobles has been with General Electric for more than 15 years and has a proven leadership track record, working on four continents and across multiple industries.  He currently serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for GE Gas Power for the Middle East & Africa region and is recognized as a trusted advisor and member of the executive management team, driving business results through strategic development and implementation of ethics, compliance and risk management programs.   Matthew uniquely pairs a sharp business acumen in finance and audit with a risk mitigation framework to deliver a forward-leaning compliance program that sets the standard in the industry and for the region.  Matthew has lived in Dubai since 2011, when his first assignment was to develop and implement the anti-corruption framework for GE in the Middle East region.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Florida and is certified as a CMA, CIA, and CFE.  In his spare time, Matthew enjoys following the financial markets, reading and spending time with his wife and two young children.

Karina Griese-Brake

Director, Head of Compliance EMEA Southeast and Head of Compliance Global TPI Governance

Karina Griese-Brake has worked as a lawyer and compliance officer for three multinational health care companies in Dubai since 2011 (Siemens Healthcare, Medtronic, and Fresenius Medical Care). She has studied various compliance concepts, business models, and ways of mitigating risks for the Middle East and Africa regions. She loves conducting compliance training and constantly wants to modernize the compliance strategies and policies. She gained her broad experience from having worked for companies at HQs and at their regional affiliates, thus enhancing both sides’ understanding of each other when it comes to master the challenges in the ever-changing areas of law, ethics, and compliance. Before coming to Dubai, Ms. Griese-Brake worked as an IP and commercial in-house lawyer with Audi, Porsche, and Siemens Healthcare in Germany for eleven years.

Michael Rasmussen

Director, Program on Corporate Ethics and Compliance, Fordham Law School

Michael Rasmussen, Director of the Program on Corporate Ethics and Compliance, has been with Fordham since November 2019, and quickly took on a lead role in launching the online MSL and LLM programs. Michael received his BA from Villanova University and subsequently spent six years as a pilot for the U.S. Marines. Michael received his JD from Fordham University in 2023.

Barbara Boehler

Senior Director, Program on Corporate Ethics and Compliance, Fordham Law School

Barbara serves as the Senior Director of the Program on Corporate Ethics and Compliance at Fordham Law School.  With over 20 years of experience in compliance, including roles in risk training lead at Macquarie Group; as director of compliance programming and executive education at Compliance Week; as regulatory compliance consultant at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services; and as global chief compliance officer at Arete Research.

Barbara teaches compliance skills courses at Fordham Law School, Boston University School of Law, Suffolk University Law School, and Sawyer Business School at Suffolk University. She is magna cum laude graduate of Suffolk University and holds a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and an LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law.

Vera Tkachuk

Assistant Dean and Associate Vice-President for External Relations, Fordham Law School

Vera Tkachuk is the Assistant Dean at Fordham Law School and the Associate Vice-President for External Relations at Fordham University.  In her role, Vera provides opportunities for Fordham Law School alumni, faculty and students to intentionally engage with each other and the school’s programs and curriculum in order to strengthen the Fordham Law School experience for the entire community.  Vera joined Fordham Law School in 2010 and prior to that worked in similar roles at Columbia University, the Brearley School and the Chapin School.  Vera is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Cecilia Caldeira

Assistant Dean of International and Non-J.D. Programs, Fordham Law School

Cecilia Caldeira is the Assistant Dean of International and Non-J.D. Programs at Fordham Law School. Previously she worked at Brooklyn Law School, where she served as director of international programs. She also taught Fundamentals of American Law for foreign-trained lawyers in the LL.M. program as an adjunct professor. In her role as director of international programs, Ms. Caldeira helped oversee all aspects associated with non-J.D. programs—including recruiting, advising and enrolling students—and fostered academic relationships and agreements with international institutions.

Previously, Ms. Caldeira led the international and graduate programs at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, where she also taught introductory courses in U.S legal research and writing and the American legal system. She co-created the Pace Pre-Law Certificate Program, a comprehensive certificate program for aspiring lawyers that launched in 2018. Originally from Brazil, Caldeira grew up in Westchester County, New York, and speaks several languages, including Portuguese, Spanish and Italian. She received her M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business, a J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law, and a B.A. in economics and English from Bryn Mawr College.