Colinda K Howard, JD
Risk Governance & Compliance Strategist | Leadership Accelerator | Speaker
Former attorney and senior leader in Compliance, Human Resources, and General Counsel functions—advancing confident leadership and operational resilience where the stakes are high and precision matters.
Strategic Leadership Expertise When the Stakes Are High
Colinda Howard, JD, is a strategic leadership coach and risk governance strategist with more than two decades of experience guiding high-visibility organizations through regulatory complexity, operational transformation, and crisis response. As Founder and Principal Consultant of ComplyBrid LLC, she accelerates leadership effectiveness by strengthening strategic thinking, decision clarity, and enterprise accountability.
Senior Leadership Across Compliance, HR & Legal Functions
Colinda has served as a senior leader within Compliance, Human Resources, and General Counsel functions — a rare combination that equips her to drive alignment across legal mandates, operational outcomes, and the people who deliver them. She brings expertise to environments where missteps carry real-world consequences.
Fortune 5 and Public-Sector Impact
Her leadership approach was shaped in complex environments, including:
Amazon — Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Transportation Risk & Escalations
Walmart — Operations Compliance (high-risk products and services including alcohol, tobacco, firearms, pricing, retail licenses etc.)
DISA Global Solutions — Drug & Alcohol Screening Compliance and Investigations
Atlanta Public Schools — Internal Affairs, HR investigations and Employee Relations
City of Charlotte — HUD Compliance and Predatory Lending
She has led enterprise investigations, regulatory mandates, site assessments, and crisis response under public and regulatory scrutiny.
Approach Rooted in Strategy + Clarity + Accountability
Colinda integrates:
Balanced Scorecard strategy discipline
COSO and ISO enterprise risk management principles
Change leadership practices
Productivity-focused AI enablement to focus on the right work, at the right time to drive measurable results and overdue program maturity
Ongoing Growth & Professional Engagement
Rice University Executive Education:
* Customer-Centric Strategy (2025)
* Leading Organizational Change (2026)International Coaching Federation (ICF): Member (ACC certification pending)
National Speakers Association: Houston Chapter
Non-Profit Board Member
Education
Juris Doctorate, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
B.S., Mathematics (Magna Cum Laude), North Carolina Central University
Protecting integrity. Accelerating leaders. Advancing outcomes where precision matters.