Legal Insight.
Trustworthy AI.
Strategic Resilience.
Gentic Global Advisors is a next-generation legal and emerging technology advisory firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. founded by longtime compliance and technology leaders, Carl Hahn and Matt Galvin. Carl and Matt formed Gentic to help organizations navigate the new frontier of compliance, risk, and innovation—with clarity, speed, and integrity.
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In a volatile and uncertain world where the lines between technology, regulation, and corporate responsibility are blurring, Gentic partners with clients to build agile, scalable systems that unlock opportunity and reduce exposure, while remaining human centered as AI and automation transform the way organizations work.
Gentic provides the hands on service of a boutique firm along with the ability to scale to provide a full-stack of services and technology to design and implement effective and sustainable ethics and compliance programs, deploy best in class governance programs for AI and emerging technology, respond to global investigations, and harness data and analytics to make a difference.

Who We Are
Carl Hahn
Co-Founder | Former Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at Northrop Grumman and Executive Leader at IBM
Carl is an attorney admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, New York, and Virginia.
Carl is a highly accomplished C-suite executive and global leader in ethics, compliance, emerging technology/AI and risk management. He brings decades of experience as the former Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer at Northrop Grumman and an executive leader at IBM to helping companies solve their hardest problems.
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Before founding Gentic, Carl served as Vice President and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at Northrop Grumman Corporation, where he led enterprise-wide ethics, compliance, and anti-corruption initiatives. His responsibilities included oversight of compliance with export/import laws, global sanctions, and AI governance frameworks.
At Northrop Grumman, Carl played a pivotal role in establishing the company as a leader in responsible AI, developing and implementing AI governance procedures, controls, and codes of conduct to guide the ethical deployment of advanced technologies. He also led efforts to harness data and analytics to assess organizational health, surface cultural risks, and monitor transactions for potential corruption, safety, or quality concerns. Additionally, Carl managed compliance with a 2018 FTC order related to the Orbital/ATK acquisition, ensuring adherence to complex regulatory obligations within the company’s solid rocket motor business.
Earlier in his career, Carl held several senior roles at IBM Corporation, where he led global compliance operations across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. As Vice President & Associate General Counsel and Trust & Compliance Officer, he oversaw cross-border investigations involving FCPA matters, anti-corruption compliance, and internal controls. While based in Tokyo with IBM Japan, he developed localized compliance programs and represented the company in regulatory matters with Japanese authorities.
A recognized authority on ethics, compliance, and AI governance, Carl is a frequent speaker at international conferences and contributes thought leadership to shape values-based frameworks for responsible innovation.
He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served as Chair of the Rules Committee for the Moot Court Board, and a Bachelor of Arts, Phi Beta Kappa, from the College of William and Mary.
Matt Galvin
Co-Founder | Former Global VP of Ethics & Compliance, AB InBev | First-ever DOJ Fraud Section, Counsel, Compliance and Data Analytics
Matt is an attorney admitted to practice in New York, the District of Columbia (pending), and Hong Kong, has practiced in the U.S. and Asia, and speaks Mandarin.
Matt Galvin is a globally recognized leader in corporate ethics, compliance, and legal risk transformation. He is the Co-Founder of Gentic Global Advisors, a boutique legal advisory firm helping clients integrate data, analytics, and technology into compliance and governance strategies. He is also the Co-Founder and U.S. Director of Transforming Legal, a global digital transformation boutique composed of legal innovation experts and technologists dedicated to helping legal and compliance functions modernize and scale responsibly. In addition, he co-founded Integrity Distributed, a non-profit dedicated to democratizing access to frontline legal and compliance technologies.
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Matt’s career bridges high-level public service and cutting-edge private sector leadership. As the former Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at AB InBev, he pioneered the development of BrewRIGHT, a first-of-its-kind global compliance analytics platform. During his time in government, he played a central role in shaping U.S. Department of Justice policy on data, internal controls, and corporate compliance programs—and led the adoption of advanced technologies to detect and prosecute white-collar crime.
Matt has led investigations in over 30 jurisdictions and consults with global boards, regulators, and executives on how to leverage data and AI to build resilient, high-integrity organizations. He is a frequent speaker and trusted advisor on compliance innovation, governance, and risk management.
Matt has held positions with the OECD advisory group on anti-bribery, the Sorbonne, MIT, Harvard, and Fordham law.
Together, Carl and Matt bring an uncommon blend of experience:
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- Government & Regulatory
- Fortune 100 In-House Legal & Compliance
- Global Investigations
- AI & Legal Technology
- Ethics & Governance
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Our Mission
Help organizations meet ethics and compliance technologies with tech-enabled solutions that drive value
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The traditional playbook for compliance programs is outdated and in need of a refresh. Many programs rely on processes that impose business costs without driving clear value. We take our government and in-house experience to help programs launch successful metrics-based compliance programs. We also help organizations manage crises and investigations deftly and discreetly–bringing our far-reaching network into play to ensure global reach and best in class service.
And to help organizations embrace innovation without compromising integrity.
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Matt and Carl founded Gentic to meet a growing need in the market: senior-level, cross-functional guidance for organizations who must continue to grow and succeed while facing unprecedented legal, ethical, and operational risks. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence and emerging technology, evolving regulatory expectations, and mounting pressure on in-house teams demand more than static policies; instead, organizations need adaptive and agile strategies to capture opportunity while navigating the many business challenges that lie ahead.
At Gentic we understand the pressures facing in-house teams. We meet clients where they are and help them build what comes next.
Our Mission is Twofold
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Leveraging Technology to Enhance Compliance and Mitigate Risk: Gentic harnesses AI, data analytics, and digital platforms to build efficient, scalable compliance systems that drive success in the market and anticipate and mitigate operational and compliance risks.
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Ensuring Responsible Governance of Emerging Technologies: We design and implement responsible AI frameworks and governance models that enable organizations to deploy disruptive technologies effectively, maximizing business impact while minimizing associated risks.
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Gentic delivers on its mission for its clients by helping organizations:
✓ Redesign risk and compliance frameworks to maximize insights from people and cutting edge technology.
✓ Identify tools that reduce complexity, manage risk, and improve efficiency.
✓ Implement responsible AI governance tailored to operational realities.
✓ Build agile, tech-enabled compliance programs that deliver real value.
✓ Right-size legacy systems to address evolving risks—from privacy and cybersecurity to ESG and supply chain integrity.
What We Do
We advise and support clients across three core service areas:
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Compliance, Risk Advisory and Investigations
We evaluate, modernize, and optimize your compliance infrastructure—ensuring it’s effective, efficient, and built to withstand scrutiny. We also help prepare or manage government enforcement, board oversight, and cross-border investigations.
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We believe sensitive matters should be handled by experienced practitioners who have expertise operating in a wide range of cultures and scenarios. We manage matters the way a sophisticated in-house team would – putting the client (and its people) first and managing them with a smart use of resources.
- Compliance program design and benchmarking internal controls and risk assessments
- Design and implement truly effective and measurable ethics and compliance practices
- Government-facing response to reviews of ethics and compliance programs
- Scope, conduct or monitorinternal and external investigations
- Right-sizing remedial efforts and root cause analysis.
- Consequence management overview and investigations / remediation capability building
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Technology Enabled Transformation
We assess, design and help deploy risk management and compliance solutions based on data and advanced analytics to improve insights and drive actionable results. We conduct risk and capability assessments to help clients understand how best to leverage the data and capabilities of the broader organization.
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We design and implement risk management solutions that leverage what organizations do well, fill the gaps on what they don’t, and can be implemented practically. We understand that cultural change can take patience and nuance and building a better metric-driven program requires buy-in from a wide variety of stakeholders.
- Holistic risk management design
- Compliance framework design and implementation
- Whistleblower hotline data and trend analysis
- Behavioral science analysis to maximize impact of ethics and compliance program design
- Remediate issues and influence positive cultural change across the organization
- Transaction and controls testing on key risk areas such as anti-corruption
- Supply-chain / third-party risk management modernization
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AI Governance & Emerging Technology Strategy
From engagement with Boards and senior executives to frontline implementation, we help organizations design, operationalize, and scale responsible AI governance frameworks—tailored to meet your regulatory obligations and business goals.
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- AI inventory risk assessments & AI policy and internal controls development
- Governance program design including stakeholder engagement across e.g. legal, IT, ethics, communications, government relations and executive teams
- Alignment with global frameworks (e.g. NIST, OECD, EU AI Act)
- Design and development of training and education for employees and stakeholders on the effective use of AI and emerging technology
Why Gentic?
Because the pace of change has outstripped the traditional model.
We live at the dawn of fully automated AI-agents – or Agentic AI. We help keep the nerve center (the people!) in the loop on automated operations. That’s who we are.
We are Gentic.
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At Gentic, we know that outdated compliance structures, misaligned silos, and vague tech promises can’t keep up with real-world demands. We also know that building effective risk management solutions requires an integrated, multi-disciplinary team of lawyers, accountants, data scientists, behaviorialists, creative thinkers and most importantly – people that want to understand the way your business works. Our clients trust us because we’ve been in their seats—as CECOs, GCs, prosecutors, “foreign” lawyers, board advisors, and transformation leaders.
We understand what’s at stake—reputation, market value, employee trust—and we bring hands-on experience to help legal, compliance, and executive teams move fast, stay compliant, and lead responsibly to achieve business success.

Strategic Partnership Spotlight
Gentic + Transforming Legal
In 2025, Gentic announced a strategic partnership with Transforming Legal, a European-based global boutique specializing in compliance innovation, legal transformation, and technology-driven solutions. We know our clients need to manage global risks and therefore benefit from sophisticated EU counsel and world-wide reach.
This collaboration brings together two organizations with a shared mission: helping businesses modernize their compliance, governance, and legal operations through smart technology integration, multidisciplinary advisory services, and global best practices. We formed this alliance based on client feedback that legal departments need global reach and at a minimum, European and U.S. legal expertise.
GOLT®
Global Overview Legal Technology
One of the world’s largest legaltech platforms—helping clients discover, benchmark, and select right-fit solutions.
ION®
LegalTech Inter-Operability Network
A first-of-its-kind validation lab where legal tech tools are independently tested for performance, integration, and security.
BRAINUp®
Microlearning Platform
Targeted training built for busy legal and compliance professionals. Compact, engaging, and impact-driven.
Ready to Connect?
Whether you’re designing your AI governance roadmap, evaluating your compliance program, or preparing for global regulatory shifts, we’re here to help.
Contact us mgalvin@genticglobal.com | chahn@genticglobal.com