Rob Rowe

Rob represents ABA members on compliance issues involving the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering, sanctions, privacy, human trafficking, elder financial exploitation, and cannabis. Rob serves as ABA’s representative to the Treasury Department’s Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group, where he has been representative for 25 years. For over five years, Rob chaired the International Banking Federation’s Financial Crimes Working Group where he continues as an active member. Rob also serves as ABA’s liaison on military issues. Before returning to ABA in 2008, Rob was with another trade association where he represented community banks on a variety of compliance issues. He also has over 10 years of experience as a bank compliance officer, covering issues from personal trust to commercial lending. Rob holds a law degree from Boston University and is a member in good standing of the bars of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.