Max Lerner
Managing Director, Global Head, Sanctions, Anti-Boycott, & Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance, State Street
Max Lerner is a Managing Director at State Street, a global bank focused in custody, asset management, transfer agency, and administrative services based in Boston. In his role, Max is a senior member of the Financial Crime Compliance leadership and the Global Head of Sanctions, Anti-Boycott, and Anti-Bribery & Corruption Compliance accountable the global programs and personnel.
Prior to State Street, Max was Legal Regulatory Counsel at Standard Chartered Bank, a global bank focused on retail, trade finance, commercial, and correspondent banking, based at its New York office. Max’s practice focused on AML & sanctions advisory, dispute resolution management, and regulatory engagement, investigations, and remediation.
Max currently is the Chair of the Association of Global Custodians’ AML & Sanctions Committee, and previously held a leadership role as Chapter Board Advisory Member for the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists.
Max holds degrees from Colgate University and Brooklyn Law School.