Securities Compliance Specialist Susan Mathews Joins Treliant Risk Advisors

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Susan A. Mathews has joined Treliant Risk Advisors as Senior Director, Securities Compliance. With 20 years of experience as a securities attorney in both the public and private sectors, she expands Treliant’s capacity in providing regulatory and compliance advice and solutions to hedge funds, broker-dealers, and other regulated entities.

“Expanding our securities compliance offering with Susan’s years of government and industry experience will add great value to our securities industry clients”

“Susan’s expertise and experience will help our securities clients anticipate problems, manage risk, and implement new compliance solutions during a time of increasing regulatory expectations in the financial services industry and securities business,” said Mark W. Olson, Co-Chair of Treliant and former Federal Reserve Board Governor. “We welcome her to our team, and we look forward to working with her in serving our clients’ needs.”

“I am delighted to be joining Treliant and broaden Treliant’s impressive range of client services in the critical field of securities compliance,” Mathews said. “With today’s heightened focus on compliance issues within the securities sector, proactive enhancements to compliance programs and practices can be invaluable in keeping firms on solid ground.”

Susan A. Mathews, Senior Director, has practiced securities law for two decades as a government attorney and securities and regulatory compliance consultant. She was Senior Counsel in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for nearly 10 years. After leaving the government, she has advised securities firms on complex ethics, compliance, and securities issues—conducting independent investigations, recommending controls, and running large-group trainings on topics including insider trading, conflicts of interest, supervision, and general anti-fraud measures.

“Expanding our securities compliance offering with Susan’s years of government and industry experience will add great value to our securities industry clients,” said Jo Ann S. Barefoot, Co-Chair of Treliant Risk Advisors. “We welcome Susan and her ability to provide our clients with sound advice and expertise to manage emerging risks and regulatory requirements.”

About Treliant Risk Advisors

Treliant Risk Advisors, headquartered in Washington, DC and with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Rosslyn, VA, is a multi-disciplinary compliance, risk management, and strategic advisory firm for the financial services industry. With a strong team of highly experienced executives who have held senior positions in Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions, and regulatory agencies, Treliant Risk Advisors provides its clients with critical advice and solutions. Services include: regulatory compliance, risk management, compliance efficiency and integration, loan review and litigation support, foreclosure practices review, business consulting, acquisition strategy, crisis management, corporate governance, due diligence, portfolio evaluation, financial analysis, and litigation expert sourcing. For more information, visit www.treliant.com.