I am an Entrepreneur, Risk Manager, and Compliance Expert. I have extensive international experience transforming global commercial and investment banks as they manage complex compliance, risk, and control environments. I also have expertise in building, managing, marketing, (and winding-down) a hedge fund.I analyze compliance as a true risk manager: "Regulatory Hedging" via Compliance, Operational, and Risk consulting to minimize exposure and mitigate fines imposed by regulators.I provide Expert Witness testimony for select securities litigation. Some background:As BNP Paribas’ Global Head of Financial Markets Compliance, (and Lehman and Goldman Sachs before that), I supervised diverse teams and liaised with key regulators around the world. I established Compliance leadership teams in the US, Paris, London and APAC. I achieved a pinnacle of expat status in BNPP’s Compliance organization ("the most senior American in Paris"), while reforming siloed teams into a cohesive and productive global network. My technical areas of expertise include: * Equity & Index derivatives, structured products, and all capital market investments * Broker-dealer, FCM, swap dealer, and bank Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") * Remediation & Transformation, both technically and culturally * Partnering with business leaders, clients, and regulators to find common ground solutions * Start-up organizational expert, as hedge fund founder and entrepreneur * SWOT analysis and implementation across all aspects of businessThroughout my career I have focused on building integrity, discipline, and goodwill among my own teams and the businesses we serve. I improve the quality of organizations through the internalization of ethical processes. We "do the right thing," which is good for business - and individuals.The following traits have guided my work and proven valuable and profit-generating to every kind of organization, especially those embarking on cultural transformation. * I encourage diverse perspectives where there is closed-mindedness * I add humanity where there is short-term greed * I emphasize gratitude where there is despair * I create alignment where there is overwhelming conflict * I focus on simple values where there is unnecessary complexityA high integrity leader can make all this happen. I am also a minimal user of social media ;-)