Nidhi is a dedicated compliance professional with extensive experience in anti-money laundering (AML), combating the financing of terrorism (CFT), and financial crime compliance. Nidhi holds the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) designation and brings 20+ years of expertise in regulatory compliance, risk management, transaction monitoring. Nidhi is committed to empowering AML professionals through collaboration and knowledge sharing, ensuring the industry remains resilient in the fight against financial crime. Beyond her board service, she is passionate about protecting financial institutions from reputational risks and promoting a culture of compliance. Nidhi currently serves as an Associate Director BSA/AML with Stellantis Financial Services US., a captive auto lender in the auto industry. Currently, her responsibilities include effectively managing regulatory risks which includes developing and maintaining comprehensive programs on all new regulations and changes to existing regulations to ensure compliance with BSA/AML and Loan Originations.

Previously, she held the position of Director of Regulatory Compliance at PreCash Inc., and prior to that she performed at Santander Consumer USA Inc., as Santander’s  BSA/AML Officer and prior to that she performed at LoanXM as a Compliance Manager.  In those roles she was responsible for oversight and management of the enterprise-wide Compliance and BSA functions including AML investigations, CTR and SAR Reporting, CDD/EDD, CIP and KYC reviews, and OFAC, along with correspondence and interaction with law enforcement, audit and regulatory personnel.

Nidhi earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Houston, majoring in Finance., is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and was accepted into the Strategic Masters of Business Administration at the University of Houston.

Email:nidhipatel04@gmail.com