Bert Friedman

Bert Friedman, CAMS CRCM, is an experienced compliance professional currently serving as the Head of Compliance at Payitoff since December 2022. Prior to this role, Friedman held the position of Head of Compliance at Nearside (formerly Hatch) from November 2020 to October 2022, and served as the Chief Compliance Officer at Deserve from March 2018 to December 2020. Other significant roles include Senior Consultant in Financial Services at BMO Harris Bank and Vice President of Compliance for the Financial Intelligence Unit BSA/AML at Community Choice Financial, Inc. Additionally, Friedman was a Field Examiner in the Midwest Region for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from October 2013 to April 2015. Academically, Friedman earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Finance from Wake Forest University School of Business, a Doctor of Law (JD) from Northwestern California University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Michigan.