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Richard Bistrong

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CEO ► Speaker ★ Author ★ Consultant ★ Award Winning Corporate Training & e-Learning Producer at Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Richard Bistrong is a consultant, speaker, and author on anti-bribery, ethics, and compliance. As a former sales VP who violated the FCPA, he provides a unique front-line perspective on risk and integrity. People who have seen him speak often call him powerful, engaging, and talented. He holds an M. A. from the University of Virginia.

He uses his personal journey, including his incarceration, to inform his work and encourage ethical behavior. In the past, he was an avid marathon runner, but now focuses on sharing his story and compliance lessons through his writing and speaking engagements, emphasizing the importance of making good choices and finding a true center in life.

Unique fact: Richard went from being an international sales VP to serving 14 months in federal prison for bribery, and has since rebuilt his career as a globally recognized ethics consultant.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
CEO ► Speaker ★ Author ★ Consultant ★ Award Winning Corporate Training & e-Learning Producer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Ethical Decision-Making
His work focuses on the pressures front-line teams face and the "ethical blind spots" that lead to poor choices, a topic he has explored in a TEDx talk.
Anti-Bribery & FCPA
His personal experience violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and subsequent prison sentence is the foundation of his consulting and speaking career.
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Career

Work history

CEO ► Speaker ★ Author ★ Consultant ★ Award Winning Corporate Training & e-Learning Producer
Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC
9-2025
Advisory Board Member
Leonid Group Ltd
5-2022
Contributor
Fast Company
5-2019
Member of the Advisory Board
Compliance Week
6-2017
Faculty Member
Seton Hall University School of Law- Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program
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Education
1984 - 1986
Master of Arts (M.A.)
University of Virginia
1980 - 1984
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of Rochester
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