Gordon Brown

Background

About Gordon Brown

I am a compliance and risk full-time professional based in Metropolitan New York channeling my 25 years professional experience in New York, London and Portugal. I am currently Head of Regulatory Engagement and Internal Audit at UBA America located in Manhattan and part of the global banking conglomerate, UBA Group. UBA Group operates on four continents and in 24 countries. I was a partner of Nubuke Investments LLP, a Financial Conduct Authority authorised investment manager registered in the United Kingdom. Specifically, I was the risk manager for a Pan-African focused multi-strategy hedge fund. As background, I worked for ten years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in their Bank Supervision department. During my tenure as an examiner I participated in bank examinations, bank holding company inspections, Bank Secrecy Act target examinations and the SNC program. In addition, I am certified bank examiner from the Federal Reserve System. I transitioned from the public to private sector by joining HSBC Bank USA, N.A. as I was hired as an AML Compliance Officer. I worked for over five years for HSBC in New York and London. As an AML Compliance Officer I was responsible for implementing AML Policies and Procedures for three business divisions during the period of USA PATRIOT Act phase-in. At HSBC in London, I was the KYC manager for wholesale banknote trading desk. Specialties: Certified Bank Examiner of Federal Reserve System