About NextAML

With over 25 years of professional services experience including internal audit, risk management, regulatory compliance, capital markets, consumer, commercial banking, and Private Equity. 

Recognized as a trusted advisor to Audit Committees and Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) and has collaborated with numerous CEOs, Chief Risk Officers, and CAEs on designing, overseeing, and executing testing and issue validation programs that meet regulatory expectations.  Served as Principal in PwC’s Cybersecurity, Risk and Regulatory Practice, where he was recruited back, after leading the Goldman Sachs’ capital markets team for seven years, to provide internal audit, forensics investigations, and compliance testing services for financial services institutions in the banking and capital markets sectors.

Internationally recognized executive with over 30 years of proven accomplishments: globally growing businesses, steering profitable growth in new markets, guiding product and service development, leading acquisition, divestiture, and restructuring of companies, and developing risk, compliance and internal audit capabilities.  Most recently, was the Chief Risk Officer at the largest bank in the world with responsibility for the Americas risk profile, strategic planning, enterprise risk management, credit risk, liquidity risk, data risk, model risk, fraud prevention, governance, financial crime (AML/BSA/OFAC), crisis management, and operational resiliency.  Implemented a DFS and FRB compliant cyber-security framework / program as the Americas CISO.  Managed supervisory relationships, reviews, and examinations with the Federal Reserve, NYDFS, OCC, FDIC, FINRA, CFTC, SEC, HKMA, APRA, SMA, BNM, PRA, and FCA. 

With over 25 years of experience focusing on the financial services industry leading various audit/internal audit, SOX, and advisory services. Experience includes large global banks/FBOs, broker-dealers, swap-dealers, asset management, hedge funds, and insurance. Spent over 13 years at PwC and Deloitte) where he served as a trusted advisor to the board of directors, audit committees, and executive management; recommending practical solutions, and assisting with the implementation and enhancement of control environments.  Led large global teams overseeing financial, operational, and internal audit transformations; provided advisory services: AML/BSA/OFAC, corporate governance, enterprise risk management, and regulatory compliance (e.g., Dodd-Frank). Built internal audit functions from ground up, provided outsource and co-source internal audit, forensics, BSA/AML/OFAC compliance, EQAs, SOX/ refresh/ readiness, and assessed second line functions (Risk, Compliance).