Risk, Ethics & Compliance Committee

The Texas A&M University Chief Compliance Officer chairs a university-wide Risk, Ethics, and Compliance Committee that has identified significant risks through Texas A&M University’s Enterprise Risk Management program and developed an Ethics and Compliance Plan to systematically address and monitor effective mitigation of significant risks. This process is ongoing and continuously updated. The university-wide compliance program enhances the understanding of ethical behavior and compliance requirements and systematically addresses compliance risks.

Charge/Purpose:

• Develop a Texas A&M University Ethics & Compliance Plan through Enterprise Risk Management that systematically identifies and addresses compliance risks.
• Coordinate Texas A&M’s Ethics & Compliance Plans with Texas A&M University at Galveston and Texas A&M University at Qatar.
• Implement the Texas A&M Ethics & Compliance Plan with the assistance of the Compliance Committee and monitor effective mitigation of risks.
• Report Ethics & Compliance Plan activities and processes quarterly to the Texas A&M Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and System Ethics and Compliance Officer (SECO).
• Report to the CEO and SECO any suspected compliance violation involving imminent risk of injury or harm to persons, property, or the surrounding community or significant reputational harm.