John Weitzer

John Weitzer is a Managing Director and the US Head of Compliance for Global Banking, Markets and Commercial Banking at HSBC. John is responsible for advising on regulatory and financial crime matters impacting various areas including Investment Banking, Lending, Sales, Trading and Payments. John joined HSBC in 2017 as the Americas Head of Regulatory Compliance for Global Banking and Markets.   Prior to joining HSBC, John served as Managing Director and US Chief Compliance Officer for Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets. John has 25 years of industry and regulatory experience, including various senior compliance positions at Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers.  He began his career as an examiner at the New York Stock Exchange which merged with the NASD in 2007 to form FINRA. He is on the Board of “You Gotta Believe,” an organization that exclusively focuses on finding permanent families for older youth in foster care.