Sean O’Malley

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Head of Financial Crime

Sean O’Malley joined Chartis Research in July 2025. He is based in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, where he specializes in non-financial risk management. A recognized compliance and risk executive in financial services, he has built a distinguished career providing leadership and innovation across compliance risk, anti-money laundering (AML), operational risk, and enterprise risk management at top-tier financial institutions. His expertise encompasses developing sophisticated customer risk rating methodologies for Know Your Customer (KYC) processes, implementing comprehensive BSA/AML and OFAC/Sanctions risk assessments, and creating country and product risk rating systems. Sean’s senior leadership experience includes serving as Global Head of AML Risk Management at State Street, where he held primary responsibility for AML risk assessment, sanctions risk assessment, and customer risk rating methodology development. He also served as US Head of Operational Risk Modeling & Analytics at Santander Bank, leading enterprise-wide operational risk modeling and scenario analysis initiatives for CCAR/DFAST compliance. At Citigroup, he was the Director of Compliance Analytics, managing four specialized teams focused on quantitative analysis, data governance, model validation, and data architecture while serving as Data Governance Officer for Global Compliance. Throughout his career, Sean has demonstrated expertise in risk quantification and measurement, including advanced scenario analysis and Risk and Control Self Assessment (RCSA) methodologies. His experience extends across multiple prestigious financial institutions, including executive roles at Morgan Stanley as Executive Director of Operational Risk, and director-level positions at Financial Security Assurance and AIG. He has also contributed his expertise through consulting roles at NetRisk and Deloitte & Touche, where he advised clients on operational risk and credit risk management strategies. Sean holds an MBA in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He is a Certified Anti-Money Specialist (CAMS), reflecting his specialized expertise in financial crime compliance. His extensive use of data analytics for risk assessments and risk ratings, combined with his thought leadership in the compliance and risk management space, positions him as a leading authority in integrated risk management solutions.