
I am a FinTech and Crypto Compliance Officer with over 20 years experience. I began my career in traditional banking and this experience has shaped my perspective on the importance of a strong foundation in compliance. My extensive experience building FinTech products has complemented that perspective by incorporating a Product/Technology first mindset. True product compliance is about collaborative dialogue from an early stage between engineering, product, legal and compliance teams; in order to understand the technology and to share critical information about the risks. This collaboration early on involves the entire team to participate in finding creative solutions to difficult product and technology challenges. I have detailed regulatory knowledge of State Money Transmission and Federal Money Services Business regulations as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investment Advisers and the Securities and Exchange Acts; FINRA Anti-Money Laundering compliance programs per the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970; and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
mypocketmoney.com
block.xyz
coinbase.com
pwc.com
deloitte.com
lightspark.com
tbd.website
San Francisco Bay Area
Co-Founder & COO
Pocket Money
• www.linkedin.com/company/my-pocketmoney
Jan 2025 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Chief Compliance Officer
Lightspark
• www.linkedin.com/company/lightspark-group
Jan 2025 - Present
Culver City, California, United States
Head of Compliance
TBD
• www.linkedin.com/company/tbd54566975
Nov 2021 - Dec 2024
San Francisco, California, United States
Head of Bitcoin Compliance
Block
• www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock
Nov 2021 - Dec 2024
Oakland, California, United States
Global Chief Compliance Officer
OKCoin
• www.linkedin.com/company/okcoin
Mar 2020 - Nov 2021
San Francisco, California, United States
Board Member
Boys Hope Girls Hope International
• www.linkedin.com/company/hopeignitesnetwork
Jan 2015 - Jun 2020
barclays.com
hbus.com
intuit.com
pwcukcareers.com
okcoin.com
dakota.xyz