Clifford Chance
Jamal El-Hindi is a former U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Deputy Director, having previously served as the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Associate Director for Program Policy and Implementation. Jamal was also Treasury’s inaugural Chief Data Officer, with responsibility for enhancing management and use of all Treasury data.
At FinCEN, Jamal led the operational, policy, and strategic planning aspects of the bureau, overseeing rulemaking, guidance and interpretation efforts, and counselling on enforcement, regulatory analysis, and industry outreach. Jamal has demonstrated experience with respect to new payment methods, including prepaid access and virtual currency. In his role at OFAC, Jamal led Treasury engagements with industry and other stakeholders regarding compliance with OFAC sanctions, rulemaking and licensing.
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Washington D.C.
- +1 202 912 5167
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- Speaks English
- Practice area Fintech, Risk management & compliance, Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management
- Sector Real estate
Career and qualifications
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, AB, Journalism, 1985
- London School of Economics and Political Science, Diploma, International Relations, 1986
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, JD, 1990
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MA, Modern Middle East and North African Studies 1994
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 1992
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in District of Columbia 1993
- Associate Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of Treasury 2005
- Associate Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, U.S. Department of Treasury 2006
- Deputy Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, U.S. Department of Treasury 2015
- Interim Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of Treasury 2020
- Joined Clifford Chance 2021
Professional bodies
- Member of the Washington Foreign Law Society