Shannon
Bennett
Shannon Bennett has spent her entire career working in the Financial Industry with a primary focus on financial crime compliance and technology. She recently joined Wintrust in an executive role as the SVP of Compliance Technology Product Management within Corporate Compliance. In her role, she leverages the use of compliance expertise, technology, and analytics to support a strong Compliance Management System (CMS) for both the BSA/AML and Consumer Compliance programs through Strategic Corporate and Compliance technology initiatives.
In her former role, she was the SVP - Chief Operations Officer in the Customer Due Diligence Operations (CDDO) at U.S. Bank. As part of her day to day responsibilities, she oversaw technology initiatives and was responsible for the product management of the KYC systems. She began her career at U.S. Bank in 2016, in an executive role responsible for managing the entire Financial Crime Portfolio in the Program Management Organization in Technology, where she drove completion of complex and critical initiatives with collaboration of key partners across the organization.
In 2012, Shannon rejoined Wolters Kluwer Financial Services (WKFS) where she served as the Senior Director/General Manager of Financial Crime Control Strategy and Consulting. As the general manager, she was responsible for the oversight and direction of the Financial Crime Solutions. She also served as a senior advisor and strategist to clients in preventing, identifying, and resolving opportunities for fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes.