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Vanessa Zhang

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Global Chief Compliance Officer at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedFalconX

About

Vanessa Zhang is Chief Compliance Officer at FalconX, where she leads global regulatory and FCC compliance efforts. Her background includes compliance roles at Facebook and Ripple, with expertise in anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance for banking, fintech, and blockchain payment services. She has experience designing compliance programs and risk mitigation strategies across fast-paced environments.

Experience

  1. FalconXGlobal Chief Compliance Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. OKXChief Compliance Officer2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. OKXDeputy CCO2023 — 2024
  4. OKXGlobal FCC2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  5. FireblocksCompliance Director2022
  6. FacebookGlobal AML & Sanctions Compliance2021 — 2022
  7. RippleSr. Manager, Global AML & Sanctions2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Wells FargoFinancial Crimes Consultant2016 — 2017Oakland, California
  9. Steele Compliance Solutions, Inc.FCPA Compliance2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  10. United Nations ESCAPResearch Fellow2014Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand
  11. Austrian Embassy, Defense Attaché's OfficeForeign Policy Research2006 — 2011Beijing, China

Education

  1. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at MontereyMaster of Arts (M.A.), International Policy Studies2012 — 2014
  2. National Defense Academy of Austria (Landesverteidigungsakademie)Trainee, German Language and Foreign Policy2008 — 2009

Skills & more

Investigative Research3Policy Analysis10International Relations5Project Management3Risk AssessmentIntercultural Communication6Product ComplianceKYCAnti Money Laundering1Compliance ManagementRegulatory ComplianceGlobal FinTech & Crypto Regulatory Expertise1
+3 moreAML/BSA/OFAC/FCPAPublic SpeakingManagement
  • Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS)Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists - ACFCS
  • Development Project ManagementMonterey Institute of International Studies - Development Project Management Institute (DPMI)

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