Patricia Quan is an associate managing director in K2 Integrity’s Financial Crimes Compliance practice, based in New York. With over 15 years of experience in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, she has expertise with respect to AML compliance policies and training programs. Patricia assists foreign and domestic financial institutions in conducting BSA/AML compliance program analyses, as well as in developing and implementing remedial actions. Additionally, she helps fintech clients conduct technical validations of AML transaction monitoring systems that assist them with meeting their regulatory requirements (e.g., NYDFS Part 504 certification). Patricia performs independent analysis of program policies and procedures and model governance frameworks to evaluate clients’ compliance with regulatory standards and industry best practices, including targeted sample testing of control processes. She also manages validation exercises, including coverage assessment, outcome analysis, and data quality and lineage testing.
Prior to joining K2 Integrity, Patricia worked as a consultant to a global financial institution, where she managed financial security teams dedicated to policies, communications, and firmwide training on global financial crimes compliance regimes. Before that, she was a senior vice president at Citigroup, working in its New York and Hong Kong offices, maintaining global sanctions screening policies and overseeing regional sanctions and compliance teams. Patricia began her career as a compliance officer at Credit Agricole and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, where she maintained Know Your Customer (KYC) policies and procedures and evaluated changes in laws and regulations that would impact the banks’ AML control infrastructure.
Patricia received her J.D. from New York Law School and her B.B.A. in international marketing from Baruch College.
