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Vanessa Zhang

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Global Chief Compliance Officer at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault · Founder at FalconX

San Francisco, California, United States

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.

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Founder at FalconX

Intro paths

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In turn, Vanessa can intro founders to FalconX's investors below.

FalconX's investors · 18

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2026AccompliceBoston · $5M – $25M checksAdams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checksB Capital GroupManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M checksB4 Capital$10M – $50M checksCadenzaNew YorkCleo CapitalNew York · $100K – $1M checksCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksF-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checksFenbushi CapitalShanghai · $1.3M – $30M checksFlybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoIDEO CoLab VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksMDSV CAPITALPalo AltoMyAsiaVCSeattlePantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks

Co-founders at FalconX

RYRaghu Yarlagadda
Raghu YarlagaddaFounder

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

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 Management — Monterey Institute of International Studies - Development Project Management Institute (DPMI)

From Vanessa's professional profile.

Colleagues at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

Adam Lapayover
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Austin Reid
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Ben Dapkiewicz
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Ben Grigus
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Brian Brooks
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Brian Crist
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Chris Clark
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
Ivan Galli
Investor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vanessa Zhang?
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.
Where does Vanessa Zhang work?
Vanessa Zhang is Global Chief Compliance Officer at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault.
Where did Vanessa Zhang go to school?
Vanessa Zhang studied at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (Master of Arts (M.A.), International Policy Studies); National Defense Academy of Austria (Landesverteidigungsakademie) (Trainee, German Language and Foreign Policy).

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Also attended Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey12

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Shared employers

Also worked at OKX8

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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 Ripple31

Arjan SchütteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture CapitalTheresa TongOperations Manager at FusionGianfranco FilicePartner at OVO FundMorris MillerInvestor at Tectonic VenturesCaitlin Bolnick RellasGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Matthew ChaganPartner at Sustainable Future Ventures

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Also worked at Wells Fargo225

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 DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital

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