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Spyro Karetsos

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Chief Compliance Officer at Remitly
📍 Macungie, Pennsylvania, United States

Spyro Karetsos is a risk and compliance expert with a history at high-profile companies like Google and Goldman Sachs. Now Chief Compliance Officer at Remitly, he leads global compliance and enterprise risk programs. People who have worked with him describe him as having innovative thinking and broad domain expertise. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

As the son of a US immigrant, Spyro has a personal connection to Remitlys mission and understands the importance of caring for family abroad. He is passionate about mentoring the next generation of professionals and is proud of his oldest son for recently embarking on his own career.

He began his career as a bank examiner for the Federal Reserve, a unique starting point for a future tech CCO.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Chief Compliance Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Macungie, Pennsylvania, United States
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Risk & Compliance
His entire career is focused on this field. He frequently speaks on the topic and is passionate about recruiting and developing new talent in the compliance space.
Mentoring Talent
He actively posts about internship opportunities and celebrates the next generation of risk professionals, showing a passion for nurturing career growth.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Chief Compliance Officer
Remitly
1-2024 - 5-2024
Advisor to President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer at Google
Google
10-2020 - 1-2024
Chief Compliance Officer
Google
11-2019 - 10-2020
Board Member
SIFMA
6-2019 - 10-2020
Growth Board Member
Discotech
In the press

Media appearances

Remitly Welcomes New Chief Compliance Officer, Spyro Karetsos. Featured in Remitly Newsroom
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Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP joins Google; Remitly hires compliance chief and more. Featured in GeekWire
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Education
1992 - 1996
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Dickinson College
2002 - 2004
GSB
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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