Jen Yager is the Head of Financial Crimes Risk Management and BSA/OFAC Compliance Officer for Valley Bank, a $61bn national bank with over 200 branches and commercial banking offices across New York, New Jersey, Florida, Alabama California and Illinois. In her current role, Jen is responsible for maintaining and driving a proactive risk management culture, overseeing the Bank’s Anti-Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering and OFAC Sanctions Compliance programs. Jen was instrumental in building the foundation for various bank programs including Valley’s cannabis banking program. She has designed, managed and implemented upgrades of key policies, processes and technology platforms to create a best-in-class enterprise financial crimes program.

Jen has over 20 years’ experience focused on anti-money laundering and financial crimes. Prior to joining the industry, Jen served as an Intelligence Research Specialist for the NY HIFCA in the El Dorado Task Force, a multi-agency task force specializing in money laundering and terrorist financing investigations. Jen is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and holds a degree in Psychology and Communication from Muhlenberg College.