Grace Cushman
InvestorSenior Vice President, Operations at City Light · Member Board of Directors at Sygnum Pte Ltd
United States
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About
Grace Cushman is a member of the Board of Directors at Sygnum Bank. She has over 20 years of experience in legal, regulatory, and reputational risk management within global organizations, with work spanning governance, litigation, compliance, and risk oversight, including during a bank merger. She is fluent in German and English and has working knowledge of French and Spanish.
Experience
- Sygnum BankMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
- UBSGlobal Litigation Lead | Managing Director2024 — 2026Zurich, Switzerland
- Credit SuisseHead Litigation and Investigations Swiss Universal Bank and International Wealth Management2017 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
- Credit SuisseHead Legal Initiatives, General Counsel2016 — 2017Zurich, Switzerland
- Credit SuisseHead Projects/US Legal/Market Management/Estates, General Counsel Division2014 — 2016Zurich, Switzerland
- Credit SuisseHead Projects, Market Management, General Counsel2013 — 2014Zurich, Switzerland
- Credit SuisseSenior Legal Counsel, Projects Team, General Counsel2009 — 2013Zurich, Switzerland
- Wenger PlattnerAssociate2005 — 2009Zurich, Switzerland
- Wenger PlattnerIntern2002 — 2005Zurich, Switzerland
- Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPForeign Associate2008Greater Chicago Area
Skills & more
Mentoring1Dispute Resolution1Legal Strategy1Board of DirectorsBanking compliance1Diversity & Inclusion1Talent Management1Global Regulatory Compliance1Employee Engagement1Recruiting1Legal Compliance1Talent Development1
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Crisis ManagementChange ManagementStrategic LeadershipBanking LawRegulatory ComplianceRegulatory AffairsOrganizational LeadershipFraud InvestigationsFinancial ServicesProject ManagementEnterprise Risk ManagementLitigation and InvestigationsFrom Grace's professional profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Grace Cushman?
- Grace Cushman is a member of the Board of Directors at Sygnum Bank. She has over 20 years of experience in legal, regulatory, and reputational risk management within global organizations, with work spanning governance, litigation, compliance, and risk oversight, including during a bank merger. She is fluent in German and English and has working knowledge of French and Spanish.
- Where does Grace Cushman work?
- Grace Cushman is Senior Vice President, Operations at City Light.
- Where did Grace Cushman go to school?
- Grace Cushman studied at IMD (CAS, Board Governance); Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (Master of Laws (LL.M.)); Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg (lic.iur., Law).
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