Biography

Ms. Zernes brings 25 years of experience in combatting financial crime to EXIM in her role as Acting Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining EXIM, Kate served as Section Chief with the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Financial Intelligence Unit of the United States, where she focused on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) matters. 

Prior to her time in government service, Ms. Zernes spent over a decade working for two global firms focusing on AML/CFT, sanctions, and other matters involving financial crime. Ms. Zernes has conducted investigations and outreach in the U.S., Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, Central America, and Africa.