Karen Merchant

Karen Merchant serves as the Managing Director at Commerzbank AG, focusing on the development of a sustainable financial crimes compliance program. Prior experience includes roles as U.S. Head of AML/ATF and BSA/AML Officer at Scotiabank, Head of FCC AML Office at HSBC, Acting Global Head of AML Policy and Senior Vice President at Citi, as well as consulting at Madison Consulting Group and holding management positions at First American Capital Group and BearingPoint. Earlier career highlights feature various leadership roles at Bank of America and initial experience at Morgan Stanley. Educational qualifications include an AB in Political Economy of Industrial Society from the University of California, Berkeley.