Valeria
Vitola
Valeria has over 20 years of senior-level experience in designing, implementing and executing Compliance Programs in the financial industry, specializing in financial crimes and reputational risk management, including anti-money laundering, sanctions compliance, terrorist finance, anti-bribery and corruption, and other illicit activity that poses a risk to the financial systems. Her experience includes handling complex multi-jurisdictional investigations and working closely with regulators and law enforcement agencies.
She has held several positions within Citigroup, including AML Risk Management Head for the Institutional Clients Group for Latin America and the Caribbean; Head of Compliance, AML and Economic Sanctions for Central America and the Caribbean; Chief Country Compliance Officer & AML Country Officer for Citibank Guatemala. She has been a board member of financial institutions, where she provided oversight and strategic advise.
Valeria is a frequent speaker on financial crimes risks management, including virtual currency topics at numerous seminars and webinars. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Universidad Francisco Marroquin and different certifications as financial crimes specialist.