Heather Trew

Senior Vice President and Counsel for Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, and Sanctions · American Bankers Association · company speakers →

Heather Trew is the Senior Vice President and Counsel for Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, and Sanctions at the American Bankers Association (ABA). She joined ABA from the Department of the Treasury where she was a member of the Senior Executive Service and served as the Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement and Intelligence (E&I), the senior career official managing and overseeing legal support to Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI). TFI develops and implements strategies and programs to combat terrorist financing, and fight financial crime. She led E&I for three years, having previously served as the deputy of that office, in addition to stints as the acting chief counsel for the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), respectively. She also focused on virtual assets as a Counselor to the Treasury General Counsel. She is a two-time recipient of the Exceptional Service honor awarded by the Secretary of the Treasury. Prior to her eight years at Treasury, she spent eight years at the Department of Justice, where she served in the National Security Division, including as a Deputy Unit Chief. She has focused her career on national security topics. Prior to her government service, she was an associate attorney, most recently with Jenner & Block. She holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, and an A.B. from Stanford University.

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