Reduce Compliance Issues with an Integrated Approach

As Compliance Officer and Assistant Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Ms. Adams helped to create and develop the Compliance Function at the Bank. Ms. Adams’ responsibilities include the development and implementation of the Bank’s Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions compliance programs, Data Privacy program, and the Bank-wide Compliance Risk Assessment. Ms. Adams is a frequent presenter on compliance at the Bank’s conferences for central bankers as well as at external venues, and has developed a variety of live and e-learning trainings. Prior to working in compliance, Ms. Adams worked as an Attorney and Counsel in the Bank’s Legal Group, and served as a Deputy Ethics Officer. Ms. Adams provided legal support to the Bank’s payments areas and performed transactional work relating to foreign accounts and fiscal agency relationships. She also served as the Vice-Chair of the Payments Subcommittee of the Uniform Commercial Code Committee of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association and was a frequent contributor to the ABA’s The Business Lawyer. Ms. Adams is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and is certified as CIPP/US. She holds a B.A. degree in Philosophy cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and J.D and M.B.A. degrees from Boston University. The views expressed by Ms. Adams are her own and do not represent the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the Federal Reserve System.

Hernan Huwyler is a risk and compliance specialist for multinational companies for over twenty years. He is focused on developing practices and controls to address business risks and legal requirements in European and American corporations. He is currently working for Danske Bank in Copenhagen to build 3rd party risk and due diligence processes. He is also the Academic Director of the Compliance Program at the IE Law School and a professor at the Complutense University and the International University of La Rioja. Throughout his career, he had senior roles to implement global risk and control frameworks at Deloitte Risk Advisory, ISS and Veolia. He has an MBA and CPA, as well as, being an active member in professional institutions in auditing, governance, privacy and information security.

Highly accomplished risk management professional with 15 years of progressive experience in various innovation and change focused roles. Proven ability to strategize and execute on critical deliverables by combining technical skills and business knowledge to produce tangible results. Able to collaborate and work cross-functionally in order to maximize output. Proven communicator at all levels in large financial services organizations.