Biography
William Langford
Global Head of Compliance Architecture and Strategy,
Citi
In 2013, William Langford joined Citigroup as the Global Head of Compliance
Architecture & Strategy, where he leads the group responsible for compliance risk
analytics and assessments, regulatory and data governance, as well as the assisting the
Global Head of Compliance with the firm’s global compliance strategy. Previously, Mr.
Langford held several positions at JPMorgan Chase & Co., including the Global Head of
Compliance and Head of Enterprise Financial Crimes Compliance. Prior to joining
JPMorgan Chase in 2006 as the firm’s BSA Officer, Mr. Langford served as the
Associate Director for the Regulatory Policy and Programs Division of the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the
Treasury. In this capacity, he oversaw the Bank Secrecy Act regulatory, compliance
and enforcement functions for the Agency.
Mr. Langford previously served as the Senior Advisor to the General Counsel of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury, where he focused largely on the implementation of the
anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, including
the drafting of regulations implementing these provisions.
Prior to joining Treasury, Mr. Langford practiced law with the Washington, D.C. law firm
of Williams & Connolly LLP and the Boston law firm of Choate, Hall & Stewart,
specializing in commercial litigation. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable
Royce C. Lamberth in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Mr. Langford
graduated with high honors from the University of Texas School of Law, and summa
cum laude from Hastings College with an undergraduate degree in Mathematics.
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