Jay
Stark
Jay Stark is Senior Vice President, Financial Crimes and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer. In this role, Jay is accountable for the design, content, implementation and effectiveness of an integrated Financial Crimes program consisting of Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing, Economic Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption, as well as Corporate Investigations Services.
In addition to his public accounting experience, he has over twenty-five years of financial institution experience across areas such as fraud management, AML and corporate security, including nineteen years at RBC where he has led the Fraud Management area as Vice President. In this role, he was responsible for Canadian Banking's fraud detection and management practices, including cards, deposits, credit and insurance, as well as the enterprise Corporate Investigation and Protection Services team.
Before joining RBC in 2003, Jay worked at another financial institution where he was Vice President and Chief Security Officer. He has several years of experience in audit, forensic accounting, litigation and business valuation with Arthur Andersen & Co.
Jay is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Business Valuator and Certified Fraud Examiner. He obtained a certificate in Machine Learning in Business from the Rotman School of Management Executive Programs and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto. Jay and his wife live in Toronto and have two children.