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Chris McClean

Chris McClean
Senior Analyst

Research Coverage

Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Enterprise Compliance Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Governance, Risk, & Compliance, Green Business Strategy, IT Compliance Management, IT Management, IT Risk Management, IT Strategy, Planning, & Governance, Security & Risk

Research Focus

Chris contributes to Forrester's offerings for the Security & Risk Professional, leading the company's coverage of governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). In this role, he helps clients around the world implement successful strategies, best practices, and technologies to support GRC programs as well as related functions such as enterprise risk management, corporate compliance, and corporate social responsibility. Chris is a frequent speaker on these subjects at vendor and industry events, and he has been quoted by top media outlets including CFO Magazine, Compliance Week, and The Financial Times.

Previous Work Experience

His previous experience includes marketing and public relations for security, compliance, and risk management vendors.

Education

Chris has an M.S. in business ethics and compliance from the New England College of Business and Finance and a B.S. in marketing from California State University, Fresno.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Establish A Culture Of Risk And Compliance Within Your Organization April 2012
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Identify And Assign Risk And Compliance Responsibilities July 2012
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Build Your Risk And Compliance Strategy June 2012
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Forrester's Risk Taxonomy Tool May 2012
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Navigate The Future Of Risk And Compliance April 2012
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Recent Media Citations
eWeek, "Reducing the Cost of Compliance," December 12, 2011
Information Management, "Compliance By Computer," December 5, 2011
SearchSecurity, "Forrester: Developing An Enterprise Risk Assessment Template," August 23, 2011
KM World"Integrated platforms help financial firms: with GRC efforts: the big picture" July 5, 2011
KMWorld, "The Big Picture," July 2011
ZDNet, "Left Alone, Outsourcing Could Sink Your Organization," May 25, 2011