David
Zacks
David Zacks is the Director of Global Compliance Operations at Kraken Digital Assets Exchange. In this role, he leads various teams including: Customer & Enhanced Due Diligence, the Financial Intelligence Unit, Law Enforcement Production, NFT, Trade Surveillance and Sanctions.
Prior to joining Kraken, David held various management roles in compliance including his most recent post at bitFlyer USA where he was responsible for Compliance, Risk, Legal and Regulatory Affairs. Throughout his career, David has built out entire compliance programs for growing companies, navigated complex sanctions regimes, and led investigative teams for several entities including Airbnb, JP Morgan Chase and FinCEN.David earned his B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from California Lutheran University before receiving a M.A from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in International Policy Studies.