KELLY D. RAY, Esq.
Vice President, Legal Strategy & General Counsel
Legal Research Center
Kelly D. Ray has dedicated over 20 years to improving shareholder and partner value by optimizing operational design, process improvement, legal services and technology for corporate law departments, ethics and compliance programs, and law firms.
Ms. Ray practiced law for 11 years initially in a prestigious multi-national law firm with over 800 attorneys and then in-house for a Fortune 500 analog, DSP, RF and DLP semiconductor solutions manufacturer with over 30,000 employees in more than 25 countries. As an attorney, she delivered proactive legal advice, drafted regulatory comments and contracts (including IT service agreements for divested businesses), conducted due diligence, defended litigation, and developed and deployed business and systems policies, procedures, processes, guidelines and manuals to drive awareness of legal requirements and maintain organizational compliance.
Ms. Ray has delivered both online and live compliance training and self-service ethics/legal resources. She has integrated or adapted existing systems and implemented new systems that streamline the delivery of legal research, work product and real-time compliance. Since serving as an integral team member in designing and developing PricewaterhouseCooper’s integrated governance, risk and compliance ("GRC") service offering, she has been an author of industry-led, consensus-based practices and other guidance on GRC with OCEG®. In short, Ms. Ray has been advising corporations on establishing effective legal and compliance programs since 1992.
Ms. Ray received her juris doctorate from University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. She received a bachelor of science in communication studies and completed all educational requirements for a second degree in computer studies from Northwestern University.
Ms. Ray's most recent publications include co-authoring the Legal Transformation Study: Your 2020 Vision of the Future (www.legaltransformation.com), and contributing authorship to the OCEG GRC Capability Model™. In addition to several articles, prior publications involving authorship or editorial roles include OCEG® Helpline/Hotline Handbook, OCEG® Measurement & Metrics Guide, OCEG® Internal Audit Guide, "Leading Corporate Integrity: The Role of the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer", and the PricewaterhouseCoopers & Legal Research Center Knowledge Management Study: An In-Depth Look into the Current Use and Future Trends of KM in the Legal Profession. She has also been a conference speaker on a variety of topics including knowledge management, expert systems, informational needs for GRC, and technology strategy.
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