Edward Gerovian

Edward is the Senior Vice President and Head of FIU for Bank of Hope in Los Angeles, CA, a $20 billion firm and the nation’s largest Korean American bank. Edward has 24 years of experience in financial management roles within Risk, Compliance, and AFC departments at various financial institutions. Prior to joining Bank of Hope, Edward served as Deputy BSA Officer for California United Bank (now Banc of California), with oversight responsibility of the Bank’s BSA and OFAC programs. Edward’s prior BSA and Risk background includes banks such as OneWest Bank (now CIT), BNY Mellon, and Countrywide. Edward completed his MBA in Finance from the University of La Verne and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Certified Financial Crimes Investigator (CFCI). He is a member of the El Camino Real HIFCA Coalition (HSI public/private Consortium), Advisory Council for Abrigo’s BAM+ system (TMS) and Content Development and Validation Consortium for the Certified Transaction Monitoring Associate (CTMA) certification for ACAMS.