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Rob Stapleton

Judge · DISC type Dc
Sr. Director for Financial Crime Compliance at Vanguard
📍 Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

A seasoned attorney and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Rob Stapleton has over 20 years of experience combating financial crimes. He currently serves as Sr. Director for Financial Crime Compliance at Vanguard, specializing in building and improving compliance teams and functions. He earned his J. D. from Temple University.

Describing himself as a collaborator by nature, Rob has extensive legal and policy experience. He has dedicated part of his career to training others, having educated both domestic and foreign officials on the methods required to effectively counter sophisticated financial crimes, showcasing a passion for sharing his expertise.

Unique Fact: He has trained government officials, both in the U. S. and abroad, on how to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Sr. Director for Financial Crime Compliance
Job Level
Senior
Location
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States
Personality Overview

How Rob shows up

Objective Thinker
Quality Focused
Fast But Wary

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.

Priorities

Topics Rob cares about

Financial Crime
His entire 20+ year career is focused on countering money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit financial activities across multiple global firms.
AML Program Design
He has repeatedly built, redesigned, and remediated AML and compliance programs, creating policies and procedures for firms like Nasdaq and Marex.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Sr. Director for Financial Crime Compliance
Vanguard
11-2023 - 5-2025
Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance
Marex
10-2022 - 11-2023
Head of Compliance - Nasdaq Digital Assets North American Markets
Nasdaq
2-2021 - 10-2022
Chief AML Officer
Interactive Brokers
11-2020 - 2-2021
Global Head of Financial Crimes Investigations
Interactive Brokers
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Education
1998 - 2001
J.D.
Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law
1994 - 1998
BA
Villanova University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

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