Bill Coffin
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Editor-in-Chief, Ethisphere Magazine

Bill Coffin

Bill Coffin is Editor-in-Chief of Ethisphere and supports the larger content strategy of the organization. He is an internationally recognized writer and editorial leader in the fields of ethics, compliance, insurance and risk management. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes and Fortune, as well as Compliance Week, National Underwriter, Risk Management, Best’s Review and other B2B media. Previously, Bill served as Director, Senior Editor at AIG, leading content strategy for one of the world’s largest insurance companies.

Bill has won numerous national journalism awards for his investigative work, including “Tragic Tale,” a profile of comic book writer Bill Mantlo, who fell through the cracks of the healthcare system after suffering a traumatic brain injury, and “The Darkness Within,” an examination of how health insurance excludes coverage for mental health care.

Bill lives in Oakhurst, NJ with his family, and is a published novelist, game designer and podcaster. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University, and he actively campaigns along with fellow alumni, faculty and students for the removal of Robert E. Lee from the school’s name.

Insights & Perspectives

From Bill Coffin

Bill Coffin's latest thinking on business integrity, ethical leadership, and the future of compliance.

October 8, 2026
September 2026 Regulatory Update: Iran Licensing Starts at No, False Claims Act Settlements Pile Up, and Europe’s Deadlines Arrive

An Ethicast Reacts feature September put two kinds of pressure on compliance programs at once. In Washington, the SEC’s shareholder-proposal […]

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October 5, 2026
Small Program, Strong Results: Finish Your World’s Most Ethical Companies® Application Before October 29

Right now, a team of a handful of people is looking at a half-finished World’s Most Ethical Companies® application and […]

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October 5, 2026
What OpenAI’s Model Misalignment Reports Tell E&C Leaders About AI Governance

On Sept. 16, OpenAI published “Our framework for reporting model misalignment” alongside six incident reports. The framework follows the Hugging […]

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