
Karen Kelly
Karen is Vice President, Commercial Markets, based in Exiger’s Toronto office, where she focuses on supporting enterprise account relationships and leading Exiger’s Immigration, Citizenship, & Visa strategy.
Experience
Karen has 15 years of experience managing the delivery of due diligence solutions to leading investment migration programs, financial institutions and corporations. She has assisted clients with operational reviews, including a large-scale project focusing on operational policies and procedures, workflow analysis, operational support, and technology implementation. Karen has also developed and implemented specialized training programs tailored to client needs and industry best practices.
Karen joined Exiger from IPSA International, where she was Senior Project Coordinator, working primarily on large risk management projects supporting global financial institutions and investment migration programs. While at IPSA International, Karen also managed a large team of research professionals, client managers and vendors while responsible for global delivery of due diligence solutions.
Karen is a Project Management Professional and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. She previously served on the Board of the Vancouver Chapter of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).
LOCATION
- Toronto
EDUCATION
- McGill University, BSc
- Memorial University, B.A.
- Justice Institute of British Columbia, Graduate Certificate, Intelligence Analysis
LANGUAGES
- French
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Investment Migration Council Member (IMCM)
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
- Director, Strategy & Development (Immigration, Citizenship & Visa Practice) at Exiger
- Senior Project Coordinator at IPSA International
PERSPECTIVES
- World in Crisis: Securing Citizenship by Investment Video Series Featuring Exiger’s Karen Kelly
- Leaks Happen, From Panama to the Pandora Papers
- IMC Crossing Borders: How Diligent Is Your Due Diligence Provider?
- The Case for Regular Look Backs in the RCBI Compliance Framework
- Investment Migration Yearbook 2020/2021: Exiger’s Diligence Experts Weigh In