On July 13, 2023, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced the appointment of Andrea Gacki as the Director of the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Acting FinCEN Director Himamauli “Him” Das will continue in his role during the transition period and assist Gacki in her onboarding process.

Gacki presently serves as the Director of the OFAC. She also performed the functions of the Treasury Department’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI). Prior to her service as Director of OFAC,she served in multiple senior leadership roles at OFAC, including Deputy Director, Associate Director for Compliance and Enforcement, and Assistant Director for Licensing. Before joining OFAC, Gacki served as a trial attorney in the Federal Programs Branch of the Civil Division of the DOJ.

Read FinCEN’s press release here.

Adam Witmer

Adam Witmer is a speaker, author, and founder of the Compliance Cohort. Adam has taught hundreds of seminars and training sessions to thousands of bankers throughout the United States and teaches on all areas of regulatory compliance. Adam has written five e-books that he never published, hit a grizzly bear while driving in a National Park, and is an award winning photographer and musician (though he no longer takes photos nor plays any instruments). In his spare time, Adam can be found kayaking on the lake, doing taekwondo with his kids, working on his (project) house, or spending time with his family.

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