Shivani Prabhakar Kaul
About Shivani Prabhakar Kaul
Shivani Prabhakar Kaul serves as the Chief Compliance & Regulatory Officer at Patterson Companies, Inc., where she has worked since 2020. She has extensive experience in compliance and regulatory roles across various organizations, including Avanos Medical and Kimberly-Clark, and holds advanced degrees from Emory University and Northwestern University School of Law.
Current Role at Patterson Companies
Shivani Prabhakar Kaul serves as the Chief Compliance & Regulatory Officer at Patterson Companies, Inc. since 2020. In this role, she has played a key part in embedding ethical standards and rigorous regulatory practices within the company's operations. Her responsibilities include integrating proactive risk assessment with the pursuit of commercial success, ensuring that the organization adheres to compliance requirements while achieving its business objectives. Under her leadership, Patterson Companies has cultivated a culture of compliance that often exceeds industry benchmarks.
Previous Experience at Avanos Medical
Prior to her current position, Shivani worked at Avanos Medical as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer from 2017 to 2020. In this role, she was responsible for overseeing compliance initiatives and ensuring that the company met regulatory standards. Her experience in this position contributed to her strategic legal mindset, which she applies in her current role at Patterson Companies.
Legal Career Background
Shivani has a diverse legal background, having worked as an Associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP from 2006 to 2010 and at McDermott Will & Emery from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, she served as Assistant General Counsel for Health Care at Kimberly-Clark from 2013 to 2020, where she gained significant experience in health care law and compliance. Her career has been marked by a focus on advising publicly traded companies on legal and regulatory matters.
Educational Qualifications
Shivani Prabhakar Kaul holds a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law, where she studied Health Care Law from 2004 to 2006. She also earned a Masters of Health Policy and Management and a Masters in Public Health from Emory University, completing her studies in Health Policy and Management from 2000 to 2002. Her educational background provides a solid foundation for her work in compliance and regulatory affairs.
Leadership in Compliance and Ethics
Throughout her career, Shivani has demonstrated a commitment to compliance and ethics in the organizations she has worked for. At Halyard Health, she served as Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer from 2017 to 2020, where she further developed her expertise in compliance leadership. Her strategic approach has been instrumental in fostering a culture of compliance in her current role at Patterson Companies.