Profile: Arun Banerjee

Arun Banerjee is Managing Director of Business Development at Kroll Risk & Compliance Solutions group, and is responsible for further developing Kroll’s programs with key financial services clients.  Arun also contributes to evolving the firm’s solutions, particularly in the areas of Due Diligence and Risk & Compliance.

Prior to joining Kroll, Arun worked for Goldman Sachs, where he held various leadership positions, including Vice President, COO of the Business Intelligence Group, the firm’s business intelligence unit focused on conducting reputational due diligence on all key advisory, banking, financing, trading, counterparty, investment management, and principal investing relationships and transactions. Earlier in his career, Arun held senior-level positions with Bank of America and ING Barings.

Professional Experience

• Business Intelligence: Worked with financial services clients to define, develop and operate corporate intelligence and AML enhanced diligence functions to support banking, financing, trading, high net worth and asset management businesses
• AML sourcing: Working with various firms to outsource key functions of the AML process, such as customer identification and KYC screening analytics and enhanced diligence.
• Compliance advisory: Developing new solutions for asset management clients responding to new legislation, regulatory demands and examinations, such as Dodd-Frank. Areas include compliance procedures, political contributions compliance, AML functions, etc.

Education, Certifications & Recognitions

• BA in History and Economics from Vassar College
• Juris Doctorate with a focus on Securities Regulation from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• Certified in Mediation by the American Mediation Council and is Six Sigma Certified (black belt)