Teresa Pesce

Teresa Pesce is a financial crimes expert with over thirteen years of experience in the field. Teresa is currently an advisor at AML RightSource, and previously held the position of Global Head of Anti-Money Laundering at KPMG US. During their time at KPMG, Teresa led numerous engagements assisting financial institutions with addressing AML and sanctions issues. These engagements spanned across a variety of areas, including policy and procedure design, risk assessment, transaction review, customer file remediation, management reporting, and metrics creation. In addition to their work with KPMG, Teresa has also authored “The New Era of Regulatory Enforcement, A Comprehensive Guide to Raising the Bar to Manage Risk,” which is scheduled for publication in April 2016.

Teresa Pesce has a JD from Columbia Law School and a BA in Theirtory from Columbia University in the City of New York. Teresa is certified by the NYS Unified Court System in NYS Bar, First Department and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals; First Circuit Court of Appeals; Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.