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Stevenson Munro
Global Head, Economic Sanctions Compliance, FCC High Risk Clients and Emerging Threats
Stevenson Munro joined Standard Chartered Bank in July 2015 as the Global Head of Sanctions Compliance, having held senior financial crime compliance leadership positions at other global financial institutions focusing on the strategy, program design, and implementation of anti-corruption, economic sanctions, and anti-money laundering compliance programs.
Stevenson previously served as Deputy Chief Counsel for U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) providing legal counsel to OFAC and the U.S. Treasury Department related to the development, implementation, and enforcement of foreign policy based economic sanctions programs.
He earned his law degree from New York University School of Law and practiced law at a large, international law firm in Washington, D.C. prior to joining the Treasury Department. Mr. Munro also has an M.S. in strategic intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College and a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Stevenson started his career as a military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army holding positions focused on contingency planning for both tactical and strategic operations.