Bianca M. Forde, Esq. is the Head of Ethics & Compliance – Americas at Otis Elevator Company. In that role, she oversees enterprise risk management, investigations, regulatory matters, and training/awareness.

Bianca’s compliance philosophy emphasizes corporate cultural values, and she works to execute innovative, data-driven solutions that continuously improve corporate culture and empower all colleagues to choose the right course when ethical quandaries arise.
As a former federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital, Bianca handled a wide variety of cases at the local and federal levels, including sex and domestic violence offenses, homicide, violent street crimes, public corruption, and civil rights matters. Her personal and professional observations led her to author the book, Prosecuted Prosecutor: A Memoir & Blueprint for Prosecutor-led Criminal Justice Reform, in which Bianca provides incisive instruction on how to reimagine and redefine the prosecutor’s role in the U.S. legal system. Prior to serving as a federal prosecutor, Bianca represented global entites and Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes, complex legal disputes—domestically and abroad.
Bianca is the 2023 winner of the Compliance Innovator of the Year Award, sponsored by Compliance Week. She is also a 2021 recipient of the Duke University Alumni Association Changemaker Award, conferred upon those who made extraordinary contributions toward the advancement of, amongst other things, social justice. Bianca has appeared as a legal analyist on platforms such as the Black News Channel, Court TV, the Grio, and Washington D.C.’s WJLA. She received her bachelor’s degree from Duke University, and her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School, and currently resides in Washington, D.C. with her husband and 11-month old son.