Lisa
Lechner
Lisa is the Chief Compliance Officer and AML/BSA officer at Mercari, Inc, an e-commerce platform and MSB since 2016. She is also the Executive Chair for ACAMS Northern CA Chapter. Her previous roles include: SVP of Compliance at Rabobank serving as OFAC Officer, Privacy Officer, BSA/AML, Compliance Systems and Training concentrating on OCC remediation efforts; Chief Compliance Officer and AML/BSA Officer for Venmo and Braintree and she served in numerous position at PayPal as a founding member of their compliance program over the course of nine years, including as the Director of Global AML/CTF Program and the Head of Compliance Strategy, Product and Analysis.
During her career she has created and managed numerous facets of global compliance programs including: Licensing, OFAC and Global Sanctions, AML/AFC, Trust & Safety, Consumer Protection, FCPA, SAR and FIU programs, TCPA, UDAAP, GLBA, specializing in the development of compliance strategies for new products, partners, global expansion initiatives, M&A, as well as ongoing compliance program development and regulatory reviews. Her experience includes the implementation of several enterprise-wide compliance platforms and successful remediations with AUSTRAC and the OCC. Having represented both large institutions and new companies evolving with the technology landscape, she understands many sides of the compliance and financial ecosystem.
She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law and has a B.S. degree in Political Science from Nebraska Wesleyan University. Lisa is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-lechner