Masterclass: Using AI to Transform Anti-Financial Crime and Sanctions Programs

Craig Timm brings over 15 years of experience in AFC, including his tenure at the U.S. Department of Justice as Deputy Chief in the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section.

At the DOJ, he led a team of prosecutors enforcing criminal violations related to the Bank Secrecy Act, US economic sanctions, and money laundering laws. Craig also served as a Financial Crimes Executive at Bank of America.

Sabrina Chen is a Financial Crime executive with experience across AML, Fraud and Risk Analytics. She is currently the head of Global AML Customer Risk at Citi and also the senior Data science lead with focus on AML modernization. Prior to Citi, she spent 6+ years as a Financial crime risk consultant at PwC, KPMG and AlixPartners. Sabrina is CAMS and CCAS certified.

Ian Rooney is a Senior Director and Head of Enterprise Compliance at Coinbase.  In this role he manages teams responsible for Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crimes Compliance, and Consumer Compliance, as well as the Compliance Product, Analytics and Model Governance team that supports Compliance needs globally.  He joined Coinbase in March 2021.

Prior to joining Coinbase, Ian spent over nine years at Morgan Stanley, where he was most recently a Managing Director and Head of Financial Crimes Infrastructure.  In that role he was responsible for overseeing the primary technology systems supporting the Financial Crimes program as well as related functions including model risk controls, data governance, and regulatory change management.  Ian joined Morgan Stanley in 2011 from Davis Polk & Wardwell, where he spent nearly seven years in the litigation department representing corporations and financial institutions in complex civil, regulatory and criminal matters, including those relating to financial crimes.  Ian served as a law clerk to the Hon. James R. Zazzali, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.  He earned his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University

Jean is a compliance and technology executive with global experience in AML, sanctions, and AI-driven risk management. He leads the Soteria Initiative, advancing federated machine learning and data standards to strengthen financial crime prevention through cross-industry and cross-regulatory collaboration.

Previously, Jean was Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, heading Global Name List Screening & Transaction Filtering, and held senior roles at Credit Suisse, driving AML modernization and investigation analytics. A Computer Science PhD, CFA Charterholder, and FRM, he is a published author, U.S. patent holder, and passionate advocate for applying AI ethically to protect the financial system.