Donna Daniels
Executive Director, Fraud Investigations & Detection Services, EY
| Donna is an Executive Director in EY’s New York office within the Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services practice. A certified International Compliance and Ethics Professional and licensed attorney who began her career in Chicago as a litigator in private practice , she has over 25 years of experience assisting clients with assurance and advisory services, particularly in Financial Services. With an extensive global background in banking, BSA/AML/Sanctions, brokerage and commodities issues, Donna has overseen numerous fraud analyses and related investigations. Prior to joining EY, Donna served in several senior regional and sector leadership positions, including General Counsel, Head of Compliance, and Financial Crime Compliance Officer roles, for multinational financial institutions such as Standard Chartered Bank and Citigroup. Her experience, in both the consumer and wholesale businesses, includes deep involvement with government, prosecutorial and internal investigations, and compliance with resulting orders and agreements. Donna has led regulatory-driven risk assessments, investigations, remediation programs, discovery reviews, and look-backs. All required a risk-focused analysis, determination of scope, and frequent communication and coordination with global regulators and governmental agencies including the FRBNY, NYDFS, OCC, CFTC, US Department of Justice, the District Attorney of New York and the UK PRA and FSA. . Donna co-authored a chapter with a Sullivan & Cromwell senior partner on “White Collar Crime and Regulatory Enforcement” for Thomas Reuters/Westlaw. She spoke at a World Bank conference on “Financing Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets.” She has a Bachelor Degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois and a Juris Doctorate from Boston University. |