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In this special Book Club episode of Risky Women Radio, host Kimberley Cole welcomes the podcast's third "Risky Man"—global RegTech leader, author, and AI strategist Robin Lee. Spanning an extraordinary career that bridges Silicon Valley software engineering, Wall Street hedge funds, and Southeast Asian compliance, Robin unpacks the core thesis behind his latest book, The Full Stack AI Ethicist (co-authored with Adam Khan).
Robin makes a compelling case for why ethics must precede traditional governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). Rather than treating AI governance as a solo technical assignment, forward-thinking institutions must establish multi-disciplinary committees that balance innovation with moral accountability.
All proceeds from The Full Stack AI Ethicist are donated to Global Alms, an NGO dedicated to rescuing victims from Southeast Asian scam centres.
Show Notes
01:55 – From Silicon Valley to Wall Street: Robin's journey across software engineering, hedge fund analytics, and financial crime compliance.
09:25 – The Startup Hustle & RegTech Rise: Building compliance startups, joining Thomson Reuters, and navigating APAC expansion.
15:59 – Why Write 'The Full Stack AI Ethicist'? Bridging the gap between Silicon Valley ethicists and financial services.
17:58 – Defining the Role: Why an AI ethicist solves global regulatory fragmentation better than a pure compliance checklist.
24:51 – The C-Suite AI Misconception: Why AI governance cannot be managed by a single individual.
27:20 – Adversarial AI Threats: The dangers of open-source models supercharging financial scams and deepfakes.
3 Sept 2026
Keanu Reeves is Not in Love With You by Becky Holmes
What happens when an accidental Twitter viral star turns a boredom-fueled lockdown crusade against fake hunky soldiers into a bestselling book and a front-row seat at global anti-scam summits? In this special Book Club edition of Risky Women Radio, host Kimberley Cole sits down with author, speaker, and internet fraud-fighter Becky Holmes (known online as @DeathtoSpinach). Becky shares her journey from corporate PR to baiting romance scammers with absurd tales of ketchup murders and trips to the moon. She breaks down why blaming victims is both lazy and cruel, why relying solely on AI technology won't solve emotionally groomed crimes, and why 50% of romance fraud victims are actually men—despite the persistent social stereotypes.
Shownotes
01:53 – Accidental Fraud Fighter: How Lockdown Boredom and "Hunky Soldiers" Started It All
05:11 – Breaking the Mould: Staying Authentic with Pink Hair and Tattoos in Fincrime
10:00 – "He's in Nigeria, Not the Army": The Devastating Lived Reality of Romance Fraud
18:24 – Debunking the Myth: Why Victims Aren't "Stupid" and 50% Are Actually Men
23:03 – The Ketchup Murder & General Mark Milley: Baiting Scammers at Their Own Game
25:05 – Tech vs. Grooming: Why Algorithms Alone Can't Stop Romance Scams
20 Aug 2026
From Controls to Outcomes with Suzanne Allen
Ever wondered what professional horse riding and Lehman Brothers' post-collapse cleanup have in common? Quite a bit, as it turns out. In this episode of Risky Women Radio, host Kimberley Cole sits down with operational risk powerhouse Suzanne Allen to explore how a background in championship show-jumping laid the ultimate foundation for proactive risk management, resilience, and spot-on time management. Suzanne shares her journey from competing at Hickstead to rebuilding control frameworks in global markets and fintechs. She pulls back the curtain on why counting risk assessments is just "measuring effort" rather than outcome, why the traditional three-lines-of-defense model might soon be extinct, and why women are uniquely equipped to handle the human, ethical side of AI governance.
SHOWNOTES
01:24 From Hickstead Show Rings to Lehman Brothers: Suzanne's Unconventional Path
06:10 Peak Performance: Applying Elite Equestrian Discipline to Risk Preparedness
10:39 AI Governance as a Human Challenge: Why Women's Voices are Essential
13:42 From Controls to Outcomes: Why Counting Risk Assessments Misses the Point
20:50 AI Misconceptions: Why It's a Business Governance Issue, Not Just Tech
25:52 The Death of the Three Lines Model: What Risk Looks Like in 10 Years
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