Jessica Panikoff is a senior director at K2 Integrity, based in Washington, D.C. A compliance and risk advisory leader with more than 15 years of financial crimes and national security experience in the financial services industry, Jessica advises financial institutions clients and governments on complex regulatory compliance, sanctions, and risk management issues. Using her extensive knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Know Your Customer (KYC), Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), and other requirements and regulations, Jessica helps clients design, establish, and maintain strong and robust anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) frameworks, conducts gap analyses, performs risk assessments, and leads remediation efforts.
Before joining K2 Integrity, Jessica worked for a multinational financial services firm as a vice president, where she established a new team that played a key role in the lifting of a major BSA/AML consent order. Specifically, her team conducted complex risk assessments that analyzed the bank’s customer base, transactions, products and services, and geographic footprint—with assessments covering virtual assets, high-risk jurisdictions, correspondent banking, and other key risk areas. She also assisted in compliance governance and training on financial crimes issues, including anti-bribery and corruption and human trafficking. Additionally, Jessica has significant experience conducting historical transaction reviews and complex financial crime investigations in tandem with law enforcement.
Prior to this, Jessica served in a variety of roles at the U.S. Department of Defense specializing in wargaming, counterterrorism, and human trafficking. She also worked at two leading Washington, D.C., think tanks, the RAND Corporation and Pew Research Center, specializing in media relations and external affairs.
Jessica earned an M.A. in security studies, cum laude, from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, and a B.A. in politics from Brandeis University. She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
