Heather Chalk

Heather Chalk is an accomplished professional in the field of financial crime operations and compliance, currently serving as VP of Financial Crime Operations and Interim Chief Compliance Officer (US) at BVNK since July 2023. Previously, Heather held key positions at ClearBank, including Interim Head of Financial Crime Operations and Financial Crime Intelligence Lead, from February 2022 to July 2023. Prior to that, Heather was Vice President of Intelligence Development & Investigations at Barclays from January 2020 to February 2022. With experience as a Senior Manager at HM Revenue & Customs, overseeing the UK Financial Intelligence Unit and Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce, combined with accreditation as a Financial Investigator in the Proceeds of Crime, Heather has cultivated extensive expertise in financial crime prevention. Heather earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Finance from London South Bank University between September 2010 and August 2013.