Experience

Global Data Consortium, an LSEG business

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Compliance Advisory Board Member

  • May 2021 - Present



Rapyd

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Global Chief Risk & Compliance Officer

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Working with a team dedicated to expanding our FinTech as a Service platform on a global scale.

• Chief Risk & Compliance Officer - Americas Region

  • Nov 2020 - Mar 2021



Cross River

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP

  • 2019 - Sep 2020

  - Key builder of the Banking as a Service division for FinTechs + Startups. - Developed the Compliance & Risk as Services strategy to assist clients with risk mgmt. needs. - Supported major clients (e.g., Even, Plaid, Coinbase, Stripe, Affirm) thru the initial/ongoing due diligence and risk mgmt. process. - Key builder of the Banking as a Service division for FinTechs + Startups. - Developed the Compliance & Risk as Services strategy to assist clients with risk mgmt. needs. - Supported major clients (e.g., Even, Plaid, Coinbase, Stripe, Affirm) thru the initial/ongoing due diligence and risk mgmt. process.



Seed.co (acquired by Cross River)

• San Francisco Bay Area

• CCO, CRO & AML Officer

  • 2015 - 2019

  - Built a business banking platform for startups and small businesses. - Managed prod. dev. and ops. from concept phase => alpha => beta => full launch. - Hired and trained/cross-trained compliance, risk, and customer support team members. - Built a business banking platform for startups and small businesses. - Managed prod. dev. and ops. from concept phase => alpha => beta => full launch. - Hired and trained/cross-trained compliance, risk, and customer support team members.



Linden Lab

• United States
• Computer Games
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CCO & AML Officer

  • 2014 - 2015

  - Formed a new subsidiary (Tilia Inc.) to expand global pymts., including digital + virtual currencies, and business development. - Constructed a scalable, compliance infrastructure and built new internal tools to address risk mgmt. - Hired, trained, and managed new teams. - Formed a new subsidiary (Tilia Inc.) to expand global pymts., including digital + virtual currencies, and business development. - Constructed a scalable, compliance infrastructure and built new internal tools to address risk mgmt. - Hired, trained, and managed new teams.



Fiserv

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Regulatory Compliance/Risk Management - ePayments

  • 2011 - 2014

  - Led CashEdge’s risk mgmt. integration into Fiserv’s global network. - Accelerated Fiserv’s ePayment solutions by expanding and cross-selling risk services. - Re-invented compliance ops. and risk initiatives to achieve scalability and efficiency for the combined networks. - Led CashEdge’s risk mgmt. integration into Fiserv’s global network. - Accelerated Fiserv’s ePayment solutions by expanding and cross-selling risk services. - Re-invented compliance ops. and risk initiatives to achieve scalability and efficiency for the combined networks.



CashEdge (acquired by Fiserv - a Fortune 500 company)

• Sunnyvale, CA

• Senior Director - CCO & AML Officer

  • 2006 - 2011

  - Architected an enterprise-wide regulatory risk mgmt. framework for a SaaS startup that sold for $465 million. - Built partnerships with internal stakeholders, vendors, pymt. processors and major clients, including top banks (BofA, Wells Fargo, Citibank, US Bank, PNC). -Implemented cost-effective risk strategies that achieved faster and more secure pymt. channels. - Architected an enterprise-wide regulatory risk mgmt. framework for a SaaS startup that sold for $465 million. - Built partnerships with internal stakeholders, vendors, pymt. processors and major clients, including top banks (BofA, Wells Fargo, Citibank, US Bank, PNC). -Implemented cost-effective risk strategies that achieved faster and more secure pymt. channels.



Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Risk Mgmt/Safety & Soundness Regulator - IT & BSA/AML Specialist

  • 1999 - 2006

  - Led Risk Mgmt., IT, and BSA examinations at multi-billion dollar and problem FIs. - Advised board and executives on regulatory and risk strategies. - Managed large, diverse teams and trained pre-commissioned federal and state examiners. - Led Risk Mgmt., IT, and BSA examinations at multi-billion dollar and problem FIs. - Advised board and executives on regulatory and risk strategies. - Managed large, diverse teams and trained pre-commissioned federal and state examiners.