CAMS Certified
CAMS Certified
Mr. Paris is a
Global Expert in Financial Services Risk, Compliance, and AI Strategy
CAMS-Certified | Thought Leader | Board Advisor Candidate
Alan Paris is a globally recognized leader in financial services risk, compliance, and AI governance with over 25 years of experience transforming operations, implementing regulatory technologies, and scaling revenue across consulting, enterprise software, and financial institutions. He currently serves as the Global Head of Financial Services Risk & Compliance Architecture and Field CTO at ServiceNow, where he has driven $100M+ in Annual Contract Value through enterprise platform strategy, AI enablement, and integrated risk solutions.
Alan is on the Advisory Board of the San Francisco University School of Business Strategic AI Program, and an Adjunct Professor in the field.
A CAMS-certified anti-money laundering specialist, Alan has deep expertise in GRC, IRM, KYC/AML, and operational resilience frameworks, including ISO 27001, SOX, NIST, GDPR, and FedRamp. He has led global teams of over 1,000 professionals, executed AI/ML-driven financial crime programs, and architected regulatory compliance platforms across top-tier clients including HSBC, Credit Suisse, Barclays, J.P. Morgan, and Standard Chartered.
Previously, Alan held leadership roles at MetricStream, S&P Global, eClerx, Ernst & Young, PwC, and various fintech startups. He has built, scaled, and advised multiple RegTech and BPO platforms, and is an award-winning industry thought leader—featured by The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CNN, and a featured speaker at the U.S. Department of State and Federal Reserve Bank.
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Specialties: AI Application Project Management and Implementation, Transformative Change, Digitization, Risk Management, Compliance, Regulatory Technology, Anti-Money Laundering, KYC,
Enterprise Business & Technology Strategy Development and Alignment, financial services operations.
-Leadership: Led 1000+ person teams (onshore & offshore) in Data Analytics, AI & Machine Learning, FS Operations, and Business Process Optimization and Digitization, AML, Regulatory and Compliance, IT Strategy, Application Development, and Implementation of Risk, Finance, and Trading Systems
-Sales: Led Global Sales and Account Management (from $50 to $62 Million in 18 months) for large FS accounts across North America, UK, EMEA and APAC
-Product Management: GenAI Agents for KYC & On-Boarding, Alert Classifier Solution “ACS”: AI + Machine Learning for Automated Alert Risk Scoring and Alert Clearing, BSA/AML Annual Risk Assessment Survey, Complaints Workflow, Compliance Manager, Billing Manager, Reconciliation Manager
-FS Industry Award Winning Thought Leader:
-Author “It’s Not About AI: A Complete Guide to ServiceNow Agentic AI Implementation”
-Advisory Board Member for the Strategic AI Program at the San Francisco University School of Business
- Interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, CNN, Computer World, and Smart Money Magazine.
-Spoke on financial issues at the US Department of State, & the US Federal Reserve Bank.
- Published over 70 articles on AI, FinTech & RegTech
- Chaired, moderated or was a panelist at over 55 industry conferences
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