About

Mr. Quinn Sawyer is the Managing Director and Owner of Sawyer Point.

With over 20 years of senior leadership experience with major domestic and global financial institutions, Mr. Sawyer is a proven leader in regulatory compliance and financial crimes risk management disciplines. Mr. Sawyer applies creative and innovative risk management solutions to address real-world business problems. He has a keen sense for both assessing the immediate strategic needs of the enterprise and leading initiatives with a sense of urgency.

Mr. Sawyer has successfully built numerous effective and sustainable regulatory programs across the financial services industry.  He led numerous business transformation efforts, technology implementations, regulatory enforcement remediations and operational efficiency initiatives.  Additionally, he has managed PMO functions consisting of multiple projects across the financial crime and regulatory compliance functions.  

 

Mr. Sawyer holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from The Colorado College and an MBA from the University of Michigan- Ross School of Business. 

 

 

Experience:

 

– Sawyer Point Consulting, Managing Director, 2022-present 

 

– First Republic Bank, Head of Enterprise Fraud Management, 2019-2022

 

– First Republic Bank, Head of BSA AML Strategic Programs, 2016-2019

 

– MUFG Americas, Managing Director, Head of Compliance Programs & Regulatory Strategy, 2015-2016

 

– MUFG Union Bank, Managing Director, Compliance Risk Management Operations, 2010-2015

 

– MUFG Union Bank, Senior Vice President & Senior Manager, Financial Intelligence Unit, 2006-2010

 

  –Wells Fargo Bank, Operations Manager, Deposit Risk Operations, 2002-2006

 

Professional Associations:

 

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

International Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)