OUR TEAM

Lisa Arquette has extensive experience as a regulatory policy maker in financial services, bank supervision, enforcement matters, regulatory applications, and technology service provider examinations. Her policy specialties include anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), sanctions compliance, anti-financial crime, cyberfraud, operational resilience, bank-fintech relationships, and technology-driven risk management. 

 

She was most recently Deputy Director of Operational Risk at the FDIC, where she shaped national supervisory strategy, led interagency rulemaking, directed the team analyzing cyber events and responses, and led U.S. contributions to global AML/CFT and operational resilience standards through Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) expert groups. Previously, as an FDIC Associate Director, Lisa built and led multidisciplinary teams and guided the applications program for failed bank acquisitions during the Great Financial Crisis, saving significant capital for the Deposit Insurance Fund. She led the adoption of critical information-sharing agreements with FinCEN and OFAC and the development of a tailored examiner training program and risk assessment tool.  

 

Lisa also served as the inaugural Chair of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) AML/CFT Subcommittee, overseeing the development of the FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual and key interagency statements.  

 

She holds a BS from New Mexico State University and an MBA from the University of Houston; she’s also a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).