Leveraging on 20+ years of corporate executive leadership, I provide strategic, operational, technology, and thought expertise in all aspects of Sanctions, BSA/AML, KYC, FCPA, and Fraud. I help financial institutions to enhance regulatory compliance programs in areas of Corporate, Retail, and Corresponding banking, in both functional and technical capacities, focusing on:

• Leading Sanctions and AML organizations
• Performing Sanctions and AML programs audits
• Conducting and validating risk assessments
• Implementing and optimizing sanctions screening and transaction monitoring systems
• Performing model validations
• Conducting financial crimes investigations

I have thorough experience in global organizations in international environments, holding several executive positions with major global companies where I led different functions, both domestically and internationally. I have managed cross-functional teams that established Sanctions and FCPA/Anti-Bribery compliance programs to mitigate regulatory and image risks. In my early years, I have also worked in IT, leading, managing, and implementing multiple projects and programs.

Over the course of my career, I naturally gravitated towards Compliance, where I have found my professional passion: to impact things far beyond a business bottom line, providing strategic advice to companies to achieve success by doing business the right way.

Skills:

• Certifications: CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist)
• Compliance Software: Fircosoft, SafeWatch, Prime, Actimize, NetReveal, PayGate Inspector
• Languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Czech