Guidepost Solutions Appoints Joseph E. Evans as Senior Managing Director

At Guidepost Solutions, Evans will work with banking and financial services clients on AML and BSA compliance, sanctions programs, and regulatory issues. He will also help expand the firm's work in areas such as digital assets, cryptocurrency compliance, and prediction markets.

His role will focus on helping clients build strong compliance programs and governance systems that can meet regulatory and board-level expectations.

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Evans brings 30 years of experience in senior financial crime roles. He has worked with major financial institutions on compliance, regulatory enforcement, and federal law enforcement matters.

Most recently, Evans served as Americas Head of Anti-Financial Crime and BSA/AML Officer at Deutsche Bank, leading its financial crime risk programs across the U.S. and Latin America. He previously held senior financial crime roles at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and HSBC.

Across these roles, Evans helped build teams and programs for transaction monitoring, KYC, screening, and investigations, while also developing risk frameworks and financial crime training programs.

Before joining the banking industry, Evans spent years in federal law enforcement. He served in senior roles with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, where he led major drug and money-laundering investigations across North and Central America. He also served as an infantry and reconnaissance officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.

“Joe has operated at the highest levels of financial crime compliance at some of the largest and most closely scrutinized institutions in the world, and that executive experience is exactly what our clients need as regulatory expectations continue to rise,” said Julie Myers Wood, CEO of Guidepost Solutions.

About Guidepost Solutions

Founded in 2010 by Bart M. Schwartz, Guidepost Solutions provides investigation, compliance, monitoring, security, and technology consulting services worldwide. The company serves clients through its offices across the U.S. and around the world.

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