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• Rebuild and transform the Risk Department.• Evaluate global products and services for processing, fraud and money laundering risks, and for concerns with UDAAP and safety of consumer funds. • Lead and mentor a team of risk analysts to develop and execute preventive and detective risk mitigation controls, including KYC, OFAC and sanctions screening, fraud monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, and identifying relevant KPIs.• Develop and source appropriate internal and third-party systems for risk and compliance.• Lead corporate ERM initiative.• Cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Sales, Operations, Tech and Product teams.• Participate in Board and Executive Risk Committee meetings: prepare, present, discuss and sell compliance and risk programs and strategies.

• Executive with oversight responsibility for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Insider Trading and GDPR programs, and for driving overall regulatory and corporate policy compliance agenda.• Establish and build talent for the company’s Compliance department.• Develop and implement strategies to position the company for adoption and management of new policies and legal and regulatory changes, including the development and sourcing of relevant business and compliance systems.• Oversee all federal registration and state licensing requirements, external oversight reporting and inquiries, and regulatory examinations. • Define rules for and oversee KYC program and regulatory reporting of suspicious activity (SARs).• Create and execute training programs for internal employees and external retail partners.• Set the guidelines for the company’s international compliance activities, including UK FCA and SFO requirements.• Formalize and operationalize IT controls and execute PCI compliance, including remediation under PCI DESV.• Participate in Board and Executive Risk Committee meetings: prepare, present, discuss and sell compliance programs and strategies.

• Responsible for the development and deployment of legal, regulatory, ethics and compliance implementation, training and monitoring for Visa's North America (US and Canada) operations.• Using the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines as a framework, lead the deployment of internal policies that support regulatory requirements such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and prevention of insider trading, and other corporate polices such as business code of conduct and information security key controls in North America• Lead the requirements gathering and design and implementation of global systems and processes to handle the identification of government entities; due diligence of intermediaries, pre-approval of gift and entertainment expenses, and reporting of trends and exceptions• Promote a strong culture of compliance by partnering with business units to understand the key elements of policies and discern among competing requirements, and by nurturing and maintaining positive working relationships with regional compliance offices• Coordinate with training team to assess training needs and deliver targeted training programs; supplement mass training with custom sessions as needed to address unique needs or off cycle requirements for the business• Perform policy risk assessment and validation and controls monitoring to proactively identify and remediate gaps and propose refinements to policies as needed• Conduct impartial and confidential internal investigations of policy violations and document findings for resolution• Maintain membership in compliance related organizations such as SCCE and TRACE to stay abreast of industry trends and practices and regulatory guidelines

• With the formation of Visa Inc., assumed a program management function to engage senior executives, business unit managers, and audit teams to enforce corporate governance standards and discipline in financial reporting.• Served as the program manager for SOX 302 certification and business liaison for SOX 404 implementation• Assessed internal financial controls for design effectiveness and operating efficiency, managed remediation activities, and provided executive reporting• Developed business requirements and implemented systems solutions to support both SOX 302 and 404 program

• After 13 years in systems development and management, transitioned to a highly visible business management role in the Global Services group in VWS, a position requiring executive relationship management and a solid appreciation, understanding, and display of attributes needed to manage and be a part of a multinational team• Secretary to the Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) comprising senior managers and executives from Visa regions overseeing an annual technology infrastructure budget of over $150 million

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS (2003 to 2006)• Full responsibility for directing business and technical team of 30 staff and contractors in the design and enhancement of core in-house financial and business systems for over 2500 Inovant staff: Visa Financial Manager (VFM); Ariba; Clarity, IRIS (a Microstrategy based management information solution). • Implemented solutions that established effective business controls and dependable data sources for executive decision makingDIRECTOR - REPORTING TOOLS & FINANCIAL SYSTEMS SUPPORT (1998 to 2003)• Advanced to newly created position after the establishment of the Inovant organization. Provided leadership to systems support team of 8 analysts and 6 developers in systems development and maintenance. • Implemented creative systems solutions that supported management decision making. Directed cross-functional team to build integrated suite of business and financial tools to support operations using Visual Basic and MS SQL technologies. Responsible for user training and ongoing support of over 2500 users. • Recipient of distinguished Visa Thanks a Trillion Award for streamlining and automating the request management processPROGRAM MANAGER - VISA USA BIN LICENSING PROGRAM (1993 to 1998)• Led team of 12 business analysts to manage the Bank Identification Number (BIN) Licensing Program for Visa USA. Position involved representing Visa on an International Standards Organization (ISO) project to redefine BIN ranges. • Trained member banks on BIN Licensing Program tools. Authored Visa Business Review articles to communicate Program objectives and updates to members. • Recipient of exclusive Visa Spot Award for stellar performance in enhancing and managing the BIN Licensing Program and for exceptional feedback from member banks