Jennifer Shasky Calvery
Jennifer Shasky Calvery | |
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| Born | United States |
| Education | Juris Doctor, University of Arizona College of Law; Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Years active | 15 years at U.S. Department of Justice; 2012–2016 as FinCEN director; since 2016 global head of financial crime threat mitigation at HSBC |
| Known for | Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (2012–2016) |
Jennifer Shasky Calvery is an American lawyer currently serving as the global head of financial crime threat mitigation at HSBC. From September 2012 until May 2016, she was the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) within the U.S. Treasury Department.
Education
Calvery earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arizona College of Law. She also graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in international affairs from the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, where she distinguished herself as an All-American basketball athlete.
Career
With a focus on prosecuting crimes related to money laundering, Calvery devoted 15 years to the U.S. Department of Justice. Her roles included serving as a prosecutor in the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section and spending two years as senior counsel in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General during two federal administrations.
Her leadership at FinCEN spanned from September 22, 2012, to May 27, 2016. While representing the DOJ's Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, she is reported to have contemplated pursuing a guilty plea from HSBC as early as September 2012.
On April 16, 2016, Calvery declared her intention to leave FinCEN to assume the position of global head of financial crime threat mitigation at HSBC, effective May 27, 2016.