Vanessa Zhang
InvestorGlobal 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
- FalconXGlobal Chief Compliance Officercurrent2025 — present
- OKXChief Compliance Officer2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- OKXDeputy CCO2023 — 2024
- OKXGlobal FCC2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- FireblocksCompliance Director2022
- FacebookGlobal AML & Sanctions Compliance2021 — 2022
- RippleSr. Manager, Global AML & Sanctions2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Wells FargoFinancial Crimes Consultant2016 — 2017Oakland, California
- Steele Compliance Solutions, Inc.FCPA Compliance2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- United Nations ESCAPResearch Fellow2014Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand
- Austrian Embassy, Defense Attaché's OfficeForeign Policy Research2006 — 2011Beijing, China
Education
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at MontereyMaster of Arts (M.A.), International Policy Studies2012 — 2014
- 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
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AML/BSA/OFAC/FCPAPublic SpeakingManagement- Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS) — Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists - ACFCS
- Development Project Management — Monterey Institute of International Studies - Development Project Management Institute (DPMI)
From Vanessa's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey15
Gray RobinsonPartner at Congruent VenturesBrooke Milton VogelVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsLindsay HooverInvestor at JLSPartick RyanInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsTom BunnPrincipal at iSelect FundAaron BrownSecurity Advisor at Modern Technical
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Shared employers
Also worked at OKX6
Also worked at Fireblocks11
Shardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesJahanvi SardanaInvestor at Index VenturesKen FoxPartner at StripesNick BurtonProduct at Tidal VenturesIsaac ChooPrincipal at Mirana VenturesShane VernerSales Coach at Galileo Ventures
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Also worked at Ripple17
Arjan SchütteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture CapitalTheresa TongOperations Manager at FusionMariano BelinkyFormer Private Investor at Team8Caitlin Bolnick RellasGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)D.A. WallachGeneral Partner at Time BioVenturesMarcos FernandezManaging Partner at Fiat Ventures
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Also worked at Wells Fargo186
Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at Drone Deploy at Scale Venture PartnersTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital
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