Exiger, a regulatory and financial crime, risk and compliance provider, has appointed the former chief of staff for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Jeff Schlanger as managing director and president of Exiger Advisory, a specialized consulting division, officials say.
Schlanger served District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. and during his tenure oversaw the day-to-day operations of the office, officials say. At Exiger, he will draw on “his deep experience in financial crime, money laundering, policing, and corrupt practices, advised the District Attorney on a broad range of criminal justice issues,” officials add.
The division executes Exiger’s monitoring assignments and delivers sustainable governance, risk management and regulatory compliance consulting services to financial institutions and multinational corporations, officials say.
“Jeff has extensive experience as a trusted advisor to multinational corporations, financial institutions and government agencies, and is a proven business leader and builder,” says Michael Beber, CEO of Exiger, in a prepared statement.
Prior to the DA’s office, Schlanger was president and CEO of KeyPoint Government Solutions, a government consulting firm previously part of Kroll, then known as Kroll Government Services, officials say.
While at KeyPoint, he worked alongside Exiger Executive Chairman Michael Cherkasky as the deputy monitor for HSBC, officials say. While at Kroll, Schlanger worked with Cherkasky and now-New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton as the Deputy Primary Monitor for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Five years ago, Schlanger served as special counsel to the New York State Commission on Public Integrity, working on the investigation into misconduct of former New York Governor David Paterson, officials say. He has also led independent investigations for various state and local police agencies and served, pro bono, as a Special Assistant District Attorney in Nassau County.
Exiger was initially launched to lead the court-appointed monitorship of HSBC, and worked with regulators in the U.S., U.K. and around the world to evaluate the effectiveness of HSBC’s money-laundering and sanctions compliance controls across its 6,300 offices in 75 countries around the world.
In addition, Exiger works with clients worldwide to assist them in managing compliance challenges while developing and implementing the policies, procedures and programs needed to identify and avoid them in the future, officials say. The company has offices in New York City, Maryland, London, Hong Kong and Toronto.
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