On December 5, Siri Nelson, Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center (NWC), joined eight representatives from around the world to discuss whistleblowing in the United States and abroad.
The event took place at the Washington Hilton Hotel as part of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Through this professional exchange initiative, participants traveled from their home countries of Bangladesh, Colombia, Iraq, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Serbia, and Zimbabwe to attend lectures and events related to American business practices and governmental affairs.
Titled “Anticorruption Champions Initiative: A Multi-Regional Project,” Nelson’s presentation covered media whistleblowing, anti-retaliation, the power of financial incentives, and other pro-whistleblower agenda items.
The international delegates hailed from a handful of professional fields, including banking, investigative media, finance, and anti-corruption.
Nelson first told the story of how she got her start in whistleblowing, which began with a breakthrough realization in privacy law.
“I realized that in digital privacy, the people who know best about violations are the ones who work inside of the companies and are responsible for handling personal data,” Nelson said.
Nelson, an esteemed graduate of the Northeastern University School of Law, took this idea and began her career in whistleblower protection law, starting off at Kohn, Kohn, and Colapinto LLP. Ever...
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