Jorge Cánovas Bio

Jorge Cánovas

Chief Compliance Officer, Office of Legal and Compliance
NYU Abu Dhabi

Jorge joined NYUAD Office of Compliance as Chief Compliance Officer in July 2023. He is an accomplished Juris Doctor with 25 years of experience managing large, complex compliance issues for global companies. He has successfully lead teams at 30 global locations in implementing large-scale compliance programs with medium and large companies. He possesses combined technical and business acumen to develop and deploy automated compliance systems that boost operational performance, with several career highlights. Jorge has held various compliance related roles over the years, which include Director of Compliance and Compliance Education at the University of Pennsylvania, and most recently, Chief Compliance, Risk an Administration Officer at Precision Aerospace Products, LLC.

As Chief Compliance Officer, Jorge is responsible for managing the NYUAD Compliance Program with oversight by the NYUAD Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief Counsel, Legal and Compliance. Jorge works closely with relevant stakeholders at NYUAD and NYU, and supports senior leadership to understand and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and policies at NYUAD and NYU, with an approach that fosters a culture of self-compliance (honesty, integrity, transparency, accountability, communication, trust, sincerity and loyalty), leading to organizational compliance.