Rakesh
Patel
Rakesh Patel is the Head of Sanctions Policy Oversight & Export Controls at HSBC, with oversight responsibilities for the implementation of HSBC’s sanctions and export controls policy and internal controls framework globally. Rakesh joined HSBC in January 2014, when the bank was reforming and strengthening its sanctions and AML compliance capabilities under a Deferred Prosecution Agreement which was successfully lifted in December 2017, and has since overseen further enhancements to support HSBC becoming a leader in managing financial crime risk. Prior to joining HSBC, Rakesh spent 14 years at Deloitte LLP, leading and managing a wide range of financial crime investigations across Sanctions, AML and AB&C. He began his career working as a management consultant in the energy sector with Arthur D. Little Ltd. Rakesh is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant and has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London.