ROHIT DHAWAN, MBA, CAMS, CFE, CFCS

Rohit Dhawan, MBA, CAMS, CFE, CFCS, has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of compliance and financial crime prevention. ROHIT currently serves as a Crypto Compliance Manager at Alpaca since 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Compliance and Risk Lead at OnJuno from 2021 to 2022.

From 2019 to 2021, Rohit worked as an Assistant Manager in the Financial Crime Compliance department of a major US investment bank at Genpact. Their responsibilities included investigating and reviewing potential matches/alerts generated by the transaction monitoring system to identify and report any suspicious activity.

Before that, from 2018 to 2019, Rohit served as a Compliance Officer at CLSA, where they supported the organization's Anti-Money Laundering (AML) function and provided approval for periodic reviews of consumer and institutional clients.

From 2015 to 2018, Rohit worked at Credit Suisse as an Exempt non-officer in the Financial Crime Compliance department. ROHIT conducted quality assurance reviews to ensure adherence to AML/KYC policies and procedures across various processes, highlighting gaps and proposing improvements.

Prior to Credit Suisse, Rohit was a Senior Analyst at Royal Bank of Scotland from 2013 to 2015. ROHIT played a key role in screening customers against sanctions lists and politically exposed persons watchlists, as well as conducting transaction filtering to identify any potential involvement of sanctioned parties.

Rohit's professional journey began with an internship at National Hydro-electric Power Corporation in 2012.

Overall, Rohit Dhawan has accumulated significant expertise in compliance, financial crime prevention, and risk management throughout their career.

Rohit Dhawan has a strong educational background and diverse range of certifications. ROHIT obtained their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Finance, General from the Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Savitribai Phule Pune University between 2011 and 2013. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Mathematics from Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College.

In addition to their formal education, Dhawan has obtained several certifications to enhance their professional skills. ROHIT acquired the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) in December 2020. ROHIT also holds the Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certification from ACAMS since June 2020. Moreover, they obtained the Certified Financial Crime Specialist designation from the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS) in March 2021.

In terms of additional certifications, Dhawan completed courses such as "Introduction to Decentralized Finance" and "Introduction to Digital Currencies" at the University of Nicosia in August 2022 and May 2022 respectively. Furthermore, they completed the "ACAMS WWF Ending Illegal Wildlife Trade" course offered by ACAMS in July 2021. Additionally, they attended a course on "Fighting Modern Slavery and Human trafficking" by ACAMS in July 2020. Moreover, they acquired the "AML/KYC" certification from the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance in August 2014.

Overall, Rohit Dhawan possesses a comprehensive educational background and has continually expanded their expertise through various certifications.