Bert Friedman

Bert Friedman, CAMS CRCM, currently serves as Chief Compliance Officer at Mesa since July 2025. Prior roles include Head of Compliance at Payitoff from December 2022 to January 2025, Head of Compliance at Nearside from November 2020 to October 2022, and Chief Compliance Officer at Deserve from March 2018 to December 2020. Additional experience includes positions as Senior Compliance Officer at BMO Harris Bank and VP of Compliance in the Financial Intelligence Unit BSA/AML at Community Choice Financial, Inc. Earlier in career, Bert Friedman was a Field Examiner for the Midwest Region at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Academic credentials include an MBA in Finance from Wake Forest University School of Business, a JD from Northwestern California University School of Law, and a BA from the University of Michigan.