Geopolitical and domain risk intelligence experts

Aaron Katz is the Chief Information Security Officer at Genesis, a global leader in institutional digital asset markets and a full-service digital currency prime brokerage.

A highly motivated and experienced executive with extensive experience in defining and guiding information security vision, strategy and execution for major corporations across multiple industries.

Anu Mathur Boyd is the Head of FCC and MLRO, WBNL at ING Bank NV.

Anu brings 15 years of experience in regulatory compliance for sanctions oversight for the world’s largest banks. She is a highly diligent and accomplished financial crime compliance professional with proven experience in the representation and safeguarding of global banking institutions. She has demonstrated advanced leadership skills honed within large-scale multicultural matrix environments.

A qualified solicitor with in-depth knowledge of financial crime regulations across multiple jurisdictions including US and EU Sanctions law and she confidentially delivers assessments, reporting and mitigation of compliance risks. She brings a wealth of experience to the Advisory Board.

Bob Rosen is a former Risk & Compliance Specialist with Dow Jones and advisor to entities to maximize risk, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.

Bob’s long career in risk and compliance management brings an amazing breadth of expertise to Torchlight as a strategic advisor.

Harlan Carvey is a Digital Forensics Expert.

Senior-level cyber security advisor and researcher, poised at the intersection of digital forensics and incident response, threat hunting, and threat intel. Prolific published author (9 titles), wrote the first book of it’s kind regarding analysis of the Windows Registry. Accomplished public speaker, innovative researcher and analyst.

Jack Britton is a cybersecurity professional and the current co-founder of Aventere, a company that empowers education providers with innovative technology offerings focused on transforming school safety.  Avertere is bridging the gap that exists between the currently siloed physical and cyber security domains to bring a new and disruptive solution to the marketplace.

Jack has a more than 15 year career as an intelligence specialist for the US armed forces, as well as a cybersecurity expert.

Results-driven and people-focused, Jason brings 20+ years of experience driving innovation, mitigating cybersecurity risk, and architecting technology roadmaps that fit our risk appetite while addressing the threat landscape. A highly visible leader who knows how to harness and mobilize cybersecurity teams to strengthen their defensive postures.

Jason’s expertise is invaluable to the Torchlight Industry Advisory Board.

Joaquin is a financial crimes compliance professional experienced with model risk management, leading investigation teams, and developing complex, strategic intelligence risk assessments. He is a subject matter expert with assessing risk vulnerabilities, identifying emerging illicit finance threats, and developing appropriate internal controls and counter-measures.

Julian is an operational leader with over 18 years of experience building and leading high performing, diverse teams in technology and government. He provides excellent team leadership, analytical, problem resolution, and accomplished customer interface skills across diverse cultures and locations. He is results-oriented, decisive, and innovative leader; thrives in dynamic and fluid environments while remaining pragmatic and focused on impact.

Minakshi Yerra is the Global Head of Compliance (BSA & OFAC Officer) at Ripple. She has over 18 years of international Banking, Fintech and Cryptocurrency experience specializing in the areas of Anti Money Laundering (AML), Economic Sanctions, Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF), Fraud and Trade Finance.

She specializes in developing Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) programs, policies, procedures and developing internal controls for Banks, Fintechs, Non-Bank Financial Institutions and Cryptocurrency companies. Having served as Manager of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Deputy U.S. Head of Economic Sanctions Investigations at HSBC Bank, while the Bank was under a Department of Justice (DOJ) deferred prosecution agreement , she handled multiple high profile FIU investigations and sanctions breach cases; conducted large-scale transactional lookbacks; provided sanctions advisory to U.S. and non-U.S. business units on complex FCC matters; drafted quarterly reports of HSBC’s potential sanctions evasion cases to the DOJ, District Attorney of New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Minakshi’s most recent work includes scaling compliance programs for complex cryptocurrency products, implementing new technology to mitigate AML and sanctions risks when moving funds cross-border using distributed ledger technology and developing FCC roadmaps to support licensing compliance functions across various jurisdictions.

Prior to Ripple, Minakshi worked at HSBC, Wells Fargo and LendingClub. Minakshi holds a Master of Laws degree specializing in International Banking & Finance from Queen Mary University of London. She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Certified Forensic Accountant (Georgetown University). She is passionate about crypto and speaks at various cryptocurrency conferences discussing emerging AML and sanctions regulations and the new challenges impacting the crypto and blockchain industries.

Sal Mani is the Global Director, Technical Security and Risk Management for Ripple. He brings over 15 years of experience in technical security and operational risk management to the Torchlight Industry Advisory Board. Before Ripple, Sal worked for Google, The George Washington University Division of Information Security, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Siemens.

Lashelle Roundtree is a former US Intelligence Officer with 25+ years of counterterrorism experience combating transnational crimes. She currently serves as a national security consultant for private sector clients and government entities to identify and assess security threats, manage global risk, and implement organizational change.

Lashelle began her government career as a Financial Analyst for the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC. She then moved to Wall Street to serve as an Underwriter for American International Group. She returned to DC to serve in the Central Intelligence Agency as an Intelligence Analyst covering financial crimes and money laundering. As a Senior Counterterrorism Analyst, she identified and disrupted terrorist financing networks. Shortly after 9/11, she became one of the United States’ first subject matter experts on ‘following the money’ to combat global terrorism and an authority on the role of hawaladars and money remittance systems in terrorist financing–briefing the US President, the National Security Council, the United Nations, NATO, and a number of foreign government representatives. After a successful career with the CIA, she transitioned into self-employment by supporting law enforcement on global investigations and by providing training to commercial and government clients on money laundering, asset recovery, and the investigative analytic process.