Joseph Malpica

In September 2021, Joe joined Commonwealth Financial Network as Vice President and Chief Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Officer. In this role, he restructured and leads the firm’s AML, anti-terrorist financing, fraud, and sanctions programs.

Joe brings nearly 30 years of public/private sector expertise in AML, counter-terrorism finance, sanctions, anti-bribery, and anti-corruption. His extensive private-sector experience includes leadership roles at global banks, where he managed investigations and oversaw AML, sanctions and insider trading detection programs.

Before transitioning to the private sector, Joe retired as a Senior Officer from the CIA’s Clandestine Service, where he held various undercover and leadership positions in both international and domestic assignments. His foreign assignments included leadership roles in war zones supporting counterterrorism missions. His domestic assignments involved briefing Congress and the White House, leading a global task force, and coordinating with the FBI, NSA, and foreign intelligence services.

Joe also founded and led his own consulting and investigative services firm, where he advised high-net-worth individuals and successfully guided financial institutions in developing and implementing complex AML and regulatory compliance strategies.