Denise brings thirty years of legal, risk, and compliance experience across the financial services sector, with a twenty-year concentration in the Insurance industry.
In her current role, Denise serves as Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Baldwin Risk Partners (“BRP”), where she provides contractual, regulatory, and compliance guidance in connection with business strategic initiatives. As Chief Compliance Officer, Denise is responsible for designing and implementing a compliance framework to prevent, detect, and respond to potential violations of law, policies, and procedures.
Prior to her role with BRP, Denise most recently served as Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer of Marsh McLennan (“MMC”), where she led the compliance strategy, advising senior management concerning risk and compliance issues; as well as developing, leading, and managing subject matter experts in a team of more than 250 compliance professionals. Before being promoted Denise held a senior role at Marsh USA Inc. as Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and Regulatory Counsel, US Region.
Denise served as Compliance Director, Laws and Regulation at Willis Towers Watson for more than ten years, working on matters impacting the business around licensing, monitoring, M&A due diligence, and surplus lines regulation. She collaborated with senior business leaders to develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures; ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; and enhance business efficiency and client service.
Prior to focusing on the Insurance Industry, Denise worked as a corporate attorney at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood (now Sidley Austin LLP) and Jordan Burt (now Carton Fields).
Denise earned a Bachelor of Arts from New York University, a Juris Doctor from Fordham Law School, and an Advanced Certificate in Compliance from ICA International. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Florida. Denise also serves on corporate and educational advisory boards and is also an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University School of Law.
Denise currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and their two children. She contributes her time to international pro bono and charitable work using her legal skills and fluency in Spanish to volunteer in mentoring programs focused on empowering first-generation students from low-income communities. She has worked with several non-profit organizations including Imentor, Safe Passage and Lawyers for Children.