Larry Jonas

Experience

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  New York Islanders

  Nov 1992 - Jun 1993

  Assistant

  Worked as a liaison between the team and various civic, educational and corporate entities to promote the Islanders’ brand.

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  Fidelity Investments

  Aug 1993 - Apr 2004

  Corporate Security/Investigations

  Conducted a variety of investigations related to employee background checks, due diligence investigations regarding third-parties, anti-money laundering and internal investigations.

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  Dunkin' Brands

  Apr 2004 - Jan 2008

  Manager, Loss Prevention

  Created new investigative processes in an effort to maintain the company brand reputation. • Developed Enhanced Due Diligence investigative process in which franchisee candidates and existing franchisees were vetted prior to purchasing shops.• Investigated violations of the Code of Conduct, including the recoup of a $400,000+ embezzlement scheme, as well as violations of Franchise Agreement; in some instances helped devise new policies regarding franchisee responsibility – E-Verify.

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  Iron Mountain

  Jan 2008 - May 2013

  Director, Background Investigations

  Key leadership role in developing and enforcing corporate and organizational policies pertaining to employment background investigations, drug screening, due diligence/third-party risk management, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery (ACAB) compliance.• Rebuilt the corporate background investigation process to better align with best practices, customer requirements and industry certification standards.• Act as technical expert to ensure Iron Mountain’s hiring practices are best in class; numerous customer and industry audits have supported this notion.• Led multiple RFPs to identify primary backgrounds screening vendor, resulting in 15%-20% cost savings.• Conducted several company-wide projects to ensure hiring compliance, including a Social Security Number Verification Initiative and E-Verify Compliance.• Developed global policies regarding Background Investigations and Third-Party Risk Management. Show less

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  Dunkin' Brands

  May 2013 - Jun 2014

  Senior Manager, Loss Prevention

  Vital role in developing and implementing risk mitigation/loss prevention procedures, including the reduction/identification of e-pay fraud, improving safety/security at restaurants, due diligence/third-party risk management, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery (ACAB) compliance, vetting of franchisees, crisis management, and physical security.

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  Santander Bank, N.A.

  Nov 2014 - May 2019

  VP/Director, Third Party Risk Management

  Performed reputational due diligence on new and existing third-party relationships to mitigate risk. Worked with multiple bank functions to coordinate delivery of financial reviews, negative news monitoring, and country risk related matters. Built relationships with business lines to properly assess third-party risk. Perform inherent risk assessments of services provided to the bank.

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  Aquanima (affiliate of Santander Bank)

  May 2019 - Dec 2019

  Manager/Due Diligence Team Lead - Vendor Risk Assessment Center

  As part of Santander's Vendor Risk Assessment Center, managed reputational due diligence process regarding third-party relationships to mitigate risk, helping Santander to successfully meet and exceed OCC guidelines for best practices. Guided team of underwriters to coordinate delivery of financial assessments, and managed negative news monitoring and country risk related matters, while building relationships with business lines.

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  Exiger

  Mar 2021 - now

  Associate Director, Client Success

  Exiger is a global regulatory and financial crime, risk and compliance company. Exiger arms financial institutions, multinational corporations and governmental agencies with the practical advice and technology solutions they need to prevent compliance breaches, respond to risk, remediate major issues and monitor ongoing business activities. Exiger works with clients worldwide to assist them in effectively managing their critical challenges while developing and implementing the policies, procedures and programs needed to create a sustainable compliance environment. Show less