John McCarthy has been involved in the national security, law enforcement, and compliance fields for more than two decades. John is currently Head of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Operations and Deputy Bank Secrecy Act Officer at Bank of the West-BNP Paribas. He was formerly Chief Compliance Officer at Airbnb. Prior to joining Airbnb, he was executive
Vice President at Citigroup and managed Global AML Operations Standards and Training. John also managed Latin American AML Operations at Citigroup and was Senior Vice President and Director of Financial Intelligence at Union Bank, in San Francisco, California. John holds a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership at Gonzaga University. John is actively involved in Veterans causes and is a proud graduate of the United States Army's Infantry School and John F. Kennedy Special Warefare Center and School.
