Debra
Roberts
Debra Roberts is General Counsel for Global Financial Crimes and Political Law at JPMorgan Chase & Co. where she is responsible for Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, Anti-Corruption and Political Law legal matters.
Debra is a former Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and former Assistant Chief Prosecutor in the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office where she investigated and prosecuted large money-laundering cases and high-level importation and distribution conspiracies. After her public service, Debra worked for many years as a consultant for an AML Consulting firm providing AML services to financial institutions. Her work included developing Know Your Customer processes, designing risk rating methodologies, drafting policies and procedures, performing risk assessments and managing teams of investigators in reviewing transactions for suspicious activity. Debra also previously worked as a Senior Manager in the Global AML Department for Toronto Dominion Bank where she was in charge of AML for all U.S. Wealth Management businesses and was responsible for creating, developing and implementing an AML Program for the U.S. registered broker/dealer-investment advisor.
Debra joined JP Morgan in 2013 and currently manages a team of 20 attorneys who advise the firm globally on financial crimes and political law issues.