Mariam G.
Counsel, Compliance & Ethics, CCEP/CIPP/CAMS
Experience
Senior Domain Expert
Mercor Intelligence
- Provide expertise in Compliance, Regulatory, and Legal domains.
Founder
Bluemont Advisory
- Prepare comprehensive regulatory responses for clients facing inquiries from federal and state regulators.
- Develop audit and compliance programs with tailored policies and procedures and workforce training.
- Facilitate successful client engagement with external auditors through SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and PCI.
- Guide internal investigations, due diligence, and EEO consulting and reporting.
- Conduct post-training evaluations of frontier capabilities in closed-weight models, applying legal, compliance, and regulatory expertise through RLHF making models better, smarter, and more useful in the real world.
Lead Counsel, Compliance
Level, Inc.
- Fostered a culture of compliance and integrity with company trainings and creating compliance & ethics hotline.
- Led cross functional teams of engineers, data scientists, analysts, and infrastructure security technologists through matters of first impression in product development efforts, providing real time guidance as teams built, tested, and deployed customer-facing health information systems. Tackled issues such as privacy obligations and data rights, data management and protection, and information disclosure.
- Advised product teams on consumer protection rules, reviewed marketing & sales materials for regulatory compliance.
- Created strategic roadmap for overlapping regulatory areas. Designed the enterprise risk framework; expanded anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud compliance programs; created processes for privacy and security reviews; and led a cross-functional team in conducting audits of Finance and Engineering (PCI, SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST, ISO).
- Assessed programs and controls against shifting industry and regulatory demands: ERISA, GDPR, PCI DSS, UDAAP, TILA, Reg Z, GLBA, FCRA, etc.
Compliance & Governance Counsel
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
Built Compliance division from the ground up: developed policies, programs, and plain-English communication tools (no legalese); offered a hands-on approach to leadership and employee engagement.
Minimized risk and exposure by drafting policies for ethics and investigations, and by leading anti-fraud projects. Introduced an insider threat hotline and teamed with HR to define EEO implications.
Modernized massive retirement system for the uniformed services.
Encouraged agency adoption of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by drafting unique procurement supplement, Thrift Federal Acquisition Supplement (T-FAS), for self-funded federal government agency, aligning TSP with government contracting standards and best practices.
Instituted corporate governance and operational best practices from across fiduciary and employee benefits industry. Streamlined procedures, documented workflows, and found lower-cost procurement alternatives.
Supported monthly public board meetings and drafted board minutes for General Counsel & Board Secretary. Collaborated with external stakeholders (employee unions, BlackRock, State Street) in preparation of board meeting materials, and developed due diligence framework for maintenance of corporate records.
Presidential Personnel Office
The White House
Senior Legal Counsel
U.S. Dep’t of Defense: Military Compensation & Retirement Modernization Comm’n
- Offered legal guidance and policy recommendations on a broad range of topics, including military compensation, force planning, non-disclosure issues, and fiscal law.
- Awarded Commissioner’s Medal for contributions to this significant modernization effort.
Attorney – Advisor
U.S. Dep’t of Defense: Military Compensation & Retirement Modernization Comm’n
- Offered legal guidance and policy recommendations on a broad range of topics, including military compensation, force planning, non-disclosure issues, and fiscal law.
- Awarded Commissioner’s Medal for contributions to this significant modernization effort.
Office of White House Counsel
The White House
U.S. Department of Justice: Drug Enforcement Administration
Defense Intelligence Agency
U.S. Department of Justice: Office of the Inspector General
Summary
Dynamic attorney with 18+ years of experience advising clients on compliance, regulatory risk, finance, and tech.
Proven success in building compliance programs, managing audits, and guiding organizations through complex regulatory environments.
Trusted advisor to leadership with reputation for translating complex rules into practical business guidance.
Languages
Education
University of Illinois
Master of Business Administration · Champaign, United States
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Science · Washington, United States
University of Alabama
Juris Doctor · Tuscaloosa, United States
Certifications & licenses
Licensed attorney
Alabama State Bar
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)
Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)
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