Sumithra
Balaji, CAMS
Sumithra is a seasoned Financial Crimes Risk & Compliance learning specialist with over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently leading the Surveillance Academy for Financial Crimes Surveillance Functions at Standard Chartered Bank. As the Programme Director for Surveillance Academy she is responsible for the strategic Change, Design, and implementation of the FC learning programme spanning Policies & Standards, Process, Technology, regulatory requirements and changes across Screening and Transaction Monitoring for over 40 countries.
Having accumulated over 23 years of work experience, Sumithra is certified in Six-sigma methodology and Project Management with progressive knowledge and proven accomplishments in the financial services sector under her belt. A certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), she was pivotal in the establishment and operations of the former ACAMS South India Chapter, which paved the way to the formation of the ACAMS India National Chapter.