James Short is the Senior Vice President, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, for Global Banking and Markets (GBM) at Scotiabank. He is responsible for leading the strategy, transformation and management of the Financial Crimes Risk Management program for GBM.  James has over 15 years of experience in building successful FCRM programs focusing on AML and Sanctions compliance programs for financial institutions, MSB’s and online payment platforms.

Prior to joining Scotiabank, James worked at Promontory Financial Group where he advised various clients on sensitive regulatory, anti-money-laundering and sanctions compliance matters, including responding to regulatory enforcement actions.