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Jeff Cartwright

Limited Partner at Convoi Ventures

Salt Lake City, Utah

Overview 

Jeff Cartwright is the Owner of Beans and Brews Coffeehouse in Meridian, CO, with a background in legal research, bankruptcy, criminal law, and financial analysis. Highlights of his career include serving as the Director of Regulatory Risk & Exams at Coinbase and as the VP of Compliance at TaxBit. Currently, Jeff Cartwright is successfully running Beans and Brews Coffeehouse in Meridian, CO, while previously holding key roles at prominent companies such as Coinbase and TaxBit, showcasing expertise in regulatory risk management and compliance within the financial sector.

Work Experience 

  • Owner, Denver location

    2024 - Current

Beans & Brews Coffeehouse provides food and brewage services through online.

  • Investor / LP

    2022

Convoi Ventures is the first to find and fund Utah's next breakout startups

  • Owner & President

    2021

  • BSA/AML Lead

    2020 - 2021

Square is a software company that designs and develops omnichannel solutions.

  • VP of Compliance

    2020 - 2020

TaxBit is a cryptocurrency tax and accounting software that automates tax calculations and reporting on cryptocurrency transactions.

Raised $253,360,311.00 from IQT, Haun Ventures and Alameda Research.

  • Policy & Compliance Manager

    2019 - 2019

Stay N' Alive Productions, LLC is a social media marketing firm that provides clients with measurable profits.

  • Director of Regulatory Risk & Exams

    2018 - 2019

    Direct all aspects of regulatory examinations from start to finish including onsite coordination and pre-exam planning & testing. Coordinate and track exam response plans with legal, finance, engineering, infrastructure, information technology (IT), and product team of 12+. Lead Policy Committee of 15 responsible for reviewing and following up on outstanding policy governance matters.

  • Head Of Internal Audit

    2017 - 2018

    Hired 6 employees including internal audit team of 3 and created function from scratch. Created internal audit reports for executive management and Board of Directors, preparing and presenting findings to executive management team of 8. Collaborated with team of 12 to create and implement an internal control environment to meet SOC 1 and SOC 2 requirements. Designed and implemented first ever standardized risk assessment process and risk management framework.

  • Compliance Management

    2014 - 2017

    Managed Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) policies and procedures for use by company with 250 employees. Coordinated and facilitated one of the first successful Title 31 examinations of a digital currency company worth more than $250M. Directly managed regulatory exams and independent reviews including several multi-state examinations resulting in 0 material findings. Participated in industry conferences and panels (MTRA, NMLS, ACAMS, CSBS) including largest event with 2000 attendees. Created, managed, and tracked administration of Coinbase AML training to 200+ employees. Oversaw creation and implementation of policies and procedures related to UDAAP, unclaimed funds, quality assurance, quality control, transaction testing, least-privilege access, ethics, and record-keeping.

Coinbase Ventures is an investment arm of Coinbase that aims to invest in seed-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups.

  • AML Consultant

    2013 - 2014

    Collaborated with major retail banking client to manage review of correspondent banking transactions and coordinate creation and quality assurance of 400+ SAR filings. Provided training to team of 100+ analysts on topics including suspicious activity identification and SAR writing best practices. Led bi-weekly progress meetings with 15+ participants to discuss status of SARs and SAR-related issues.

  • AML Compliance Investigations

    2011 - 2013

    Conducted suspicious activity reviews and complex transaction analyses resulting in detailed cases requiring extensive research and consultations with various divisions. Prepared reports and reviews on high-risk clients that required heightened scrutiny. Trained 60+ newly hired employees on topics including anti-money laundering issues.

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

  • Compliance Analyst

    2011 - 2011

American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. provides financial and travel related services for consumers and companies.

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