Elizabeth “Paige” Baumann

Elizabeth “Paige” Baumann is Founder and Principal of Paige Baumann Advisory, LLC, which provides dedicated advisory services in the areas of general compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), and fraud prevention.  She was with Fidelity Investments for approximately 22 years and served as Fidelity’s Chief AML Officer for 9 years.  In addition, Ms. Baumann served as the AML officer for 11+ Fidelity financial institutions during her tenure at Fidelity. She played other key roles in the Fidelity AML programs, beginning in April 2002.  Ms. Baumann supported Fidelity’s clearing business from a general compliance perspective early in her career at Fidelity, and, prior to Fidelity, worked at Charles Schwab in variety of roles for approximately 6 years.

During her time at Fidelity, Ms. Baumann actively represented the firm in various industry groups, including the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the Investment Company Institute (ICI). She served as the co-chair of SIFMA’s AML and Financial Crimes Committee January 2011 through December 2013. She also represented the ICI on several sub-committees of the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group (BSAAG), which consists of representatives from federal regulatory and law enforcement agencies, financial institutions, and trade groups with members subject to the BSA. Ms. Baumann is a frequent moderator or presenter on AML-related conference panels and webinars. Ms. Baumann earned her J.D. from the Tulane School of Law and her B.A. from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. She is a member of both the California and Massachusetts bars.