Rick Small

Mr. Small possesses leading insights on the challenges, strategies, regulatory expectations, and future focus areas for AML and financial crimes at a global level. Currently serving as Executive Vice President, Director Financial Crimes, at Truist Bank, Mr. Small oversees all of the bank’s financial crimes compliance programs.

Previously, Mr. Small held positions as Senior Advisor Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes for Ernst & Young, Senior Vice President, Enterprise-Wide Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption and International Regulatory Compliance for American Express; Global Anti-Money Laundering Leader for GE Money, a division of General Electric; and Managing Director, Global Anti-Money Laundering for Citigroup.

Mr. Small gained extensive knowledge and expertise with positions within the U.S. Government, first as a Federal Prosecutor with the United States Department of Justice in the Antitrust Division and then the Organized Crime Strike Force, followed by Senior Counsel for Law Enforcement at the United States Department of the Treasury. His most recent government position was on the staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as Deputy Associate Director in the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation. Mr. Small is currently Chairman of the Advisory Board of ACAMS.