Joshua
Blazer, Esq., MBA, CAMS
Joshua Blazer is the Chief BSA/AML and Sanctions Officer for SoFi Technologies, Inc. He is responsible for administering all aspects of SoFi’s AML/Sanctions program and managing adherence to BSA/AML and sanctions regulations. Joshua is responsible for providing strategic guidance to senior leadership teams in order to continually increase the effectiveness of the BSA/AML and sanctions program as well as lead major AML and sanctions-related process implementations involving cross-functional departments, including design and review of technology-driven platforms and solutions.
Prior to joining SoFi, Joshua was the Head of the Financial Investigations Unit - Jacksonville at Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for developing, managing, and leading the US transaction monitoring platform and ancillary support functions in Jacksonville which covered correspondent banking, wealth management, and private banking business lines. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Joshua was the BSA/AML Officer and Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit and Quality Assurance Division at Raymond James & Associates, Inc (RJA). There, he was responsible for designing the RJA AML compliance program, including establishing the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the Client Intelligence Unit (CIU) responsible for the customer identification program, and the independent Quality Assurance program. Joshua previously held various AML and M&A Compliance roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Deloitte & Touche, and Credit Suisse.
Joshua received a Juris Doctorate from New York Law School, an MBA from the University of Connecticut, and a BS in Marketing from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and maintains FINRA 7 and 63 licenses.