Kate Valleau

Vice President, Internal Audit Raymond James

Kate Valleau joined the Internal Audit Department of Raymond James Financial, Inc (RJF) in 2017. Kate and her team are responsible for assurance of the enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance programs of RJF as well as Financial Crime, Legal and Human Resources for the affiliates, and subsidiaries of RJF within the United States and abroad.

Kate’s background includes more than 17 years in the financial service industry, primarily in the Financial Crime and Corporate Compliance Advisory functions. Prior to moving to St. Petersburg and joining Raymond James, Kate was Senior Vice President, Corporate Compliance, Regulatory Affairs and Training at Lloyds Bank plc in New York City. Prior to her broader Compliance role at Lloyds, Kate was the BSA/AML and CTF subject matter resource for the Compliance Quality Assurance Team and responsible for all mandatory Compliance training, including BSA/ AML. Kate was also an AML Compliance Officer for JP Morgan Chase & Co. within the Investment Bank and was part of the Global Monetary and Financial Control Group at Merrill Lynch & Co.

Kate graduated from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC and the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, NY. Kate is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, a certification attained in 2007.