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As AI Regulation Accelerates, Guidepost Solutions’ Leaders Offer Compliance Roadmap in Global Investigations Review’s Guide to Compliance

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Julie Myers Wood / Allison Spagnolo CIPP September 28, 2026

Guidepost Solutions, a global leader in domestic and international investigations, compliance solutions, monitoring, and security and technology consulting, announced that Chief Executive Officer, Julie Myers Wood and Deputy General Counsel, Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Managing Director, Allison Spagnolo have contributed a chapter in the fifth edition of Global Investigations Review’s (GIR) Guide to Compliance, a trusted resource for practitioners, corporations, and regulators managing evolving corporate compliance requirements.

In their chapter, “The evolving AI compliance landscape: governance, risk and regulatory uncertainty,” Wood and Spagnolo trace the accelerating pace of AI regulation and governance, from the European Union’s staged rollout of its AI Act to the U.S. administration’s shifting executive orders and a growing patchwork of US state-level AI laws in Colorado, Illinois, Connecticut and California. They also examine how the rise of AI governance platforms and growing board-level accountability are reshaping what organizations need to establish durable, adaptable compliance programs.

“As AI adoption accelerates, organizations face increasing expectations from regulators, boards, investors, and other stakeholders.,” said Wood. “Practical guidance is critical to helping compliance professionals build governance programs that can adapt to evolving technologies and regulatory requirements.”

GIR’s Guide to Compliance draws on the expertise of leading in-house compliance officers, former regulators, law firms and consulting professionals with hands-on experience building and advising on corporate compliance programs. The contribution from Wood and Spagnolo, on behalf of Guidepost Solutions, reflects the firm’s standing in AI governance and compliance work and adds to the broader conversation on AI risk management, regulatory strategy, and best practices.

“AI compliance requirements are scattered across jurisdictions and changing by the month, which leaves organizations with little room to fall behind,” said Spagnolo. “This chapter gives practitioners a direct look at where today’s risks concentrate, especially around agentic AI and third-party oversight, along with concrete steps to build governance programs that hold up over time.”

This article was first published on GIR on 08 September 2026. To reach the latest edition of the guide in which it appeared, please visit the GIR – The Guide to Compliance; Edition 5 – AI under the spotlight: compliance, ethics and the tug-of-war between presidential policies.

 

This article was first published on Global Investigations Review on 08 September 2026. To read the latest edition of the guide in which it appeared, please visit the GIR The Guide to Compliance; Edition 5 – AI under the spotlight: compliance, ethics and the tug-of-war between presidential policies.

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Julie Myers Wood

Chief Executive Officer

As the Chief Executive Officer of Guidepost Solutions, I focus on helping corporations resolve problems with government agencies, and ensure they are proactively addressing compliance requirements. Prior to joining the private sector, I held leadership positions with the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Commerce, Treasury and Justice. This includes serving as the Head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security’s largest investigative component, as well as the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement and the Chief of Staff for the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice. Throughout my government and private sector career, I have helped develop, implement and execute compliance programs and crisis management plans and responses across a wide range of industries for numerous companies. I am nationally recognized as a speaker for my expertise on compliance, security, immigration and other law enforcement issues and have testified before Congress.
Alison Spangolo with curly hair is wearing a black jacket and a plaid shirt

Allison Spagnolo CIPP

Chief Privacy Officer, Deputy General Counsel, Senior Managing Director

As Chief Privacy Officer, Deputy General Counsel, Senior Managing Director, Allison Spagnolo leads the Artificial Intelligence (AI) practice, ensuring governance and compliance for clients’ AI usage, and compliance engagements across sectors including financial institutions, healthcare, and government contractors. This includes reviewing anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions (OFAC) issues for global banks and multi-national companies, as well as advising on financial crime compliance issues specific to cryptocurrency exchanges and Fintech companies. She has traveled extensively in Europe and Asia for the purpose of leading and conducting on-site inspections and reviews related to NYDFS and Federal Reserve monitorships, BSA/AML audits and other compliance matters.
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