About

Valerie-Leila is a Senior Advisor focusing on combating illicit finance. Prior to joining CCI, she was the Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Coinbase, serving in that role for over 5 years during a time of transformational change for crypto and for the company.

Prior to Coinbase, Valerie-Leila spent the majority of her career in traditional finance at global institutions, focusing on anti-money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, and anti-bribery and corruption in both Compliance and Legal roles, working in New York and London.

Before her in-house roles, Valerie-Leila held positions in the Enforcement Division of NASDR and as a litigation attorney with two US law firms.

Valerie-Leila also spent six years as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Fordham University and received her law degree from Fordham Law School. Valerie-Leila is an active conference speaker and co-authored AML for a Blockchain Age for the Journal of Financial Compliance (Winter 2023, Volume VII, 2).