Kristen Hecht

Kristen Hecht is the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and Global Money Laundering Reporting Officer at Binance, a global blockchain ecosystem and digital assets platform. With 17 years of experience, including a background in supporting the U.S. government's efforts to combat terrorism and illicit financial activity, Kristen brings a wealth of expertise to her role at Binance. Before joining Binance, Kristen served as the Chief Compliance Officer at Novi Financial, Meta's first crypto digital asset wallet project, and played a key role in compliance transformation efforts at HSBC, where she was the Head of Financial Crime Compliance for HSBC China. In her current position, Kristen collaborates with Binance's Chief Compliance Officer, Noah Perlman, to enhance the company's compliance program by leveraging innovative technology and upholding core AML/CFT principles and practices. Kristen's proactive engagement with regulators, intergovernmental organizations, and industry bodies aims to contribute to the development of best-in-class compliance programs in the crypto industry, fostering user protection and robust compliance with regulatory requirements. Her long-term goal is to establish trusted partnerships and collaboration with regulators, industry bodies, and business partners to identify and mitigate financial crime risk through innovative technology. Kristen's dedication to evolving compliance controls to outpace illicit actors in the crypto industry reflects her commitment to building trust and collaboration in this fast-developing space, aligning with Binance's mission to advance global compliance standards and combat financial crime within the crypto ecosystem