Ms. Cech manages compliance program evaluations, regulatory change implementations, enforcement remediation projects, risk assessments, and regulatory exam and audit responses. She has extensive experience in developing policies, procedures, and rule mapping documentation. She also has expertise in evaluating controls, operational processes, risk management frameworks, and supervision and governance structures to identify gaps and enhancements.

Ms. Cech has advised clients on business communications, market conduct and abuse, trading supervision, unauthorized trading, client marketing materials, customer complaints, swap dealer and security-based swap dealer business conduct standards, swap execution facility usage, best execution, and electronic trading governance. Ms. Cech has collaborated with diverse stakeholders, including business and operational personnel, in-house legal departments, compliance and controls functions, internal audit, and senior executives. She has worked with clients from regulatory organizations, prominent law firms, large commodity trading firms, multinational financial institutions, and a digital asset exchange. Her work has covered matters related to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), National Futures Association (NFA), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). 

At A&M, Ms. Cech has worked on compliance program reviews, investigation and litigation support matters, and compliance monitorships. These engagements have covered subjects including trade surveillance, market manipulation, and anti-bribery and corruption. Ms. Cech has led work plan design and execution, document review and analysis, compliance testing, report and observation drafting, and project management activities.  

Prior to joining A&M, Ms. Cech was a Director with Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank in the Global Markets division. Ms. Cech also held roles at large consulting firms, a law firm, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

Ms. Cech earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and international business from the Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from Widener University Delaware Law School. She has also earned the Certified Fraud Examiner credential.