5 Rising Stars in the FinCrime Risk and Compliance Space
Originally published on LinkedIn August 7, 2019
In a space where credibility is often inherent to those who are constantly on the main stage — I wanted to take the time to recognize what I believe to be a new wave of game changers, courageous leaders, dedicated practitioners. These professionals are innovating and making real change for the better.
Give the mic to these five rising stars:
Joseph Gillespie
Founder and President at riskCanvas, a GENPACT company
Joe and his team have brought their experience as analytical and tech enabled war fighters from the DoD and IC to industry to change the game in financial crimes technology (big data, analytics, modeling, BPM workflow, etc.) — different thinking for a better approach to transaction monitoring, risk modeling, and financial crimes operational management — keep up the great work!
Tiffany Chesnos, Esq., CAMS
VP, Product at THE DATA INITIATIVE
Tiffany is leading the build out of the most innovative financial crimes data products and platforms the space has ever seen. Already a successful former prosecutor, Tiffany has emerged as a leader across the multiple disciplines of financial crimes. Perhaps a bit biased as she is one of our own but keep your eye on how she is helping to shape the future of leveraging resources to make intelligence supported risk decisions — keep rising!
Steven Dietz, CAMS
SVP, Chief Compliance Officer at Ameris Bank
Steven is what I would refer to as a financial crimes practitioner with 360 degree vision around his program. An already accomplished practitioner at Zions and Deloitte, Steven undertook a redesign and scaling mission at Ameris Bank to better position the enterprise’s aggressive and rapid growth. He did it successfully and he took risks by adopting new emerging technologies and practices on the cutting edge — keep being brave and setting the new standards!
Corey Reason, CAMS
SVP, Head of Compliance at Clarien Bank Ltd.
Corey may have literally seen it all during his time rising through the ranks at HSBC. He possesses strong business acumen skills to see the complete business, compliance, and risk pictures at the international level — having navigated through some of the most complex jurisdictions on the planet! A savvy professional, Corey understands how to navigate at the c-level, which is a unique quality for most financial crimes executives — certainly a sound mentor for those looking to sharpen their skills around c-suite executives.
Chris Focacci
VP, Offerings Management at TransparINT, a Steele Global company
Chris is perhaps one the most innovative minds in the entire game. Already having multiple exits in tech startups — Chris, as a self-taught technologist, gets financial crimes risk and compliance and how tech realistically enables a better approach. He has especially revolutionized how negative news/watch list screening can get closer to precision. He speaks the truth on AI and machine learning, tells great jokes about the nuances of compliance, and keeps thinking about new things — which makes him continuously successful at what he does.
I am thankful that I have had the direct opportunity to work with these professionals and learn from them. I would certainly like to see more people in this space benefit from their knowledge and forward thinking! Whether you see them with the mic or not be sure to know these are certainly the new wave of game changers and thought leaders we should be listening to!
