Where does Esme Hodson work?

Esme Hodson is Compliance at SC Ventures.

Where did Esme Hodson go to school?

Esme Hodson studied at Durham University (BA Hons., Classics); Australian Compliance Institute (Diploma Of Financial Planning (RG146+)); International Compliance Association (ICA Specialist Certificate in Managing Sanctions Risk).

Esme Hodson

Investor

Compliance at SC Ventures

Singapore

About

Compliance lead with expertise in compliance and risk, digital assets and global fintech; previously director of compliance at Block.one, and worked at Commonwealth Bank and the Financial Services Authority.

Experience

SC Ventures | Standard CharteredMember & Chief Compliance Officercurrent2021 — presentSingapore
The Wolfsberg GroupCo-Chair of Wolfsberg Virtual Asset Service Provider Working Groupcurrent2022 — present
Wealth Management Institute (WMI)Teaching Faculty - Digital Assetscurrent2025 — presentSingapore
International Compliance AssociationMember of the Asia Pacific Advisory Boardcurrent2026 — present
International Compliance AssociationFellow ICAcurrent2022 — present
Block.oneDirector, Compliance2019 — 2021Hong Kong
Commonwealth BankHead Of Compliance - International Financial Services2013 — 2019Hong Kong
Commonwealth BankExecutive Manager - Wealth Risk Management2009 — 2013Sydney, Australia
Commonwealth BankSenior Manager - Wealth Risk Management2008 — 2009Sydney, Australia
Financial Services AuthorityAssociate - Major Retail Groups2005 — 2008London, United Kingdom
Cazenove Capital ManagementIndustry Secondment - Regulatory Change & Implementation2007London, United Kingdom
Export Credit Guarantee Department - UKPricing Policy - Insurance & Export Credit2002 — 2005London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

BlockchainCounter-Terrorist Financing1Compliance Training1Licensing1Anti-Money Laundering1Digital AssetsSecurities RegulationGlobal Regulatory ComplianceData PrivacyCompliance ManagementRegulatory ComplianceRisk Management28

+12 more

Operational RiskFinancial RiskRegulatory AffairsWealth ManagementInsuranceBankingFinancial ServicesInvestmentsSix SigmaKYTBlockchain InvestigationsTeam Management

Certified Cryptoasset Anti-Financial Crime Specialist — ACAMS
Chainalysis Reactor Certification — Chainalysis
ICA Specialist Certificate in Anti-Corruption — International Compliance Association
Chainalysis KYT Certification — Chainalysis
Certified Global Sanctions Specialist — ACAMS
AML/CTF AFMA/ICA Accredited Diploma — AFMA/ICA/Manchester Business School
ICA Specialist Certificate in Managing Sanctions Risk — ICTA
Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt — Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd

From Esme's professional profile.

Colleagues at SC Ventures

Aaditya Bhave

HR at SC Ventures

Aakash

Principal at SC Ventures

Senior Practitioner Advisor at SC Ventures

David Gurle

Senior Practitioner Advisor at SC Ventures

Elsy Li

Fundraising, M&A at SC Ventures

Gautam Jain

Middle East, Investments at SC Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Esme Hodson?: Compliance lead with expertise in compliance and risk, digital assets and global fintech; previously director of compliance at Block.one, and worked at Commonwealth Bank and the Financial Services Authority.
Where does Esme Hodson work?: Esme Hodson is Compliance at SC Ventures.
Where did Esme Hodson go to school?: Esme Hodson studied at Durham University (BA Hons., Classics); Australian Compliance Institute (Diploma Of Financial Planning (RG146+)); International Compliance Association (ICA Specialist Certificate in Managing Sanctions Risk).

Same school

Also attended Durham University166

Bertie AykroydPartner at Mayfair Equity Partners Maria DrobotInvestor at DN Capital Naseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shifts Jeppe ZinkPartner at Northzone Hugo AdamsInvestor at Pembroke VCT Chandar LalPartner at Mosaic Ventures

+ 160 more

Also attended International Compliance Association3

Charlotte LarbalestierHead of Compliance - Jersey at Oakglen Matt PunterInvestment Manager at The FSE Group David BolgerInvestor at ASK Partners

Shared employers

Also worked at Wealth Management Institute (WMI)2

Vishal HarnalGlobal Managing Partner; Managing Partner, Southeast Asia at 500 Startups Vietnam Claudia ZeisbergerSenior Practitioner Advisor at SC Ventures

Also worked at Block.one8

Han LiuMentor at Lair East Labs Mothusi MajindaChief Technology Officer at Bullish Michael LauSVP, Group Head of Business Development and Chairman of Consensus at Bullish Mark WoodsHead of Product at Bullish James MendesChief People Officer at Bullish Nicholas ArmstrongGeneral Counsel at Bullish

+ 2 more

Also worked at Commonwealth Bank35

Morgan JohnsonTechnology Investor at Marlin Equity Partners Jessica ReedDirector at Marlin Equity Partners Harri PriceExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global Llp Jussi NunesFinance at SC Ventures Thomas SienkiewiczParalegal at King River Capital Sabrina ZengCorp Dev't Manager at Aura Group

+ 29 more

Also worked at Financial Services Authority8

Adam ShapiroRegulatory Partner at Core Venture Capital Tolu AkinboboyeAssociate, Investor Relations at Helios Digital Ventures Anas Rahman JunaidGP at Callapina Capital at Callapina Capital Maria KhanHead of Compliance at Clean Growth Fund Raj DewanPartner, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP (Board of Directors) at SVX Michael NorthDirector of Growth & Enterprise Engagement at Envestors

+ 2 more