Joseph Pugh

Joe is a strategic risk management professional with experience maturing Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Ethics and Compliance programs within for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Joe has a passion for building ERM programs from the ground up.

Joe is currently the Senior Director, ERM & Compliance at AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. Joe leads the ERM program at AARP, where he built, matured, and focused on creating an ERM framework that is strategic-centric and an ERM governance cadence that provides risk-informed information to executives, the Board of Directors, and key decision makers at all levels of the organization. Under Joe’s leadership, the organization has become more risk savvy and able to understand the enterprise risks “to” and “of” strategic priorities, as well as the capability to act quickly when risk exposures change. In addition to his ERM role, Joe works closely with the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer in developing and executing strategies designed to promote a strong ethical culture and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Joe is a frequent speaker on ERM. Joe co-authored with AARP’s COO the publication “AARP’s Innovative Past Inspires Transformation Today,” via the Wall Street Journal – Risk & Compliance, and co-authored the publication “Where to Start: Risk Management 101” in the Compliance & Ethics Professional (CEP) magazine. Joe was also a contributing author to the “Enterprise Risk Management: The Handbook for Association Board Members” for The Center for Association Leadership (ASAE).

Joe is a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional, a Certified Fraud Examiner, a RIMS Certified Risk Management Professional and holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance designation through the Institute of Internal Auditors as well as the Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer certification through ISACA.

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