Risk management & Compliance plays a crucial role in business, helping organizations navigate uncertainties, minimize harm, and safeguard their interests. As a strategic, decisive, and committed senior financial risk and compliance executive, I drive organizational accordance for growing banking institutions by leading all risk mitigation, compliance, and financial crimes functions. I achieve profitability and growth by creating and steering expertly designed regulatory programs and security initiatives, driving integration, and serving as a trusted business partner and advisor, consistently expanding my professional scope to guide operational risk management, efficiency, and cost reduction initiatives, eliminating tens of millions of dollars in potential costs. In addition, I optimize business outcomes and achieve organizational goals by assembling, developing, and leading highly skilled financial crimes risk management and compliance teams. Below is a selection of the top accomplishments from my career: ● Transforming First Republic Bank’s regulatory status from “unsatisfactory” to “satisfactory” within 1 year and achieving a “strong” status for all subsequent years through effective regulatory compliance programs and management of high-performing teams.● Developing and managing compliance programs that met all regulatory requirements while sustaining First Republic Bank’s nimble, high-touch service model, creating a foundation for continued soundness, profitability, and growth.● Developing a financial crimes risk management program for Union Bank facilitating the elimination of the bank’s US DOJ deferred prosecution agreement and OCC cease and desist action and achieving a “satisfactory” program status.I am excited to expand my professional network and see what the future may hold. If you would like to connect, please contact me at billward94@outlook.com.