Jeff Cartwright
Limited Partner at Convoi Ventures
Salt Lake City, Utah
Overview
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.