Jessica Ramos

Belgium, Brussels

Head of Regulatory and Oversight Affairs at EBA CLEARING

Profession: Lawyer, Compliance Officer, In-House Counsel

Industry: Financial Services, Compliance

About:

Current role: Head of Regulatory & Oversight Affairs (EBA CLEARING) Prior: - Oversight, Legal & Compliance, Finance, CEO Chief of Staff + D&I (SWIFT) - Associate (Consortium Central America) Associations: Belgian Company Lawyers, New York Bar, Honduran Bar, ICLA Degrees: Law, Finance MBA, LL.M. in Corporate Law, LL.M. in Competition Law and Economics Certified in GRC, Cyber Security, Social Media Marketing Founder of Mizbiz Board Advisor (CyberWayFinder, The Nine) Mentor (ConceptionX)

languages

English, Spanish, French

Expertise:

Competition PolicyCompliance ProgrammesCyber SecurityPaymentsFinancial ServicesRegulatoryFinTech

Experience:

EBA CLEARING

Head of Regulatory and Oversight Affairs at EBA CLEARING

October 2018 - Present • Brussels, Belgium

Managing the unit in charge of the relationship with the Overseer, the European Central Bank, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, including the ECB Regulation for Systemically Important Payment Systems. Handling of all Competition Law Company matters, including the maintenance of the Compliance Framework. Managing of the Company's compliance requirements across all the relevant areas.

SWIFT

Head of Oversight Affairs at SWIFT

1 years • September 2017 - September 2018 • Brussels, Belgium

In charge of all Oversight related matters.

Chief of Staff at SWIFT

1 years 6 mth • March 2016 - September 2017 • Brussels, BE

Chief of Staff to the CEO.

Legal Counsel at SWIFT

5 mth • October 2015 - March 2016 • Brussels, Belgium

Looking at all legal and regulatory matters.

Associate Counsel at SWIFT

1 years 6 mth • April 2014 - October 2015 • Brussels, Belgium

Looking after all legal matters.

Business Analyst at SWIFT

2 years 6 mth • October 2011 - April 2014 • Brussels, Belgium

Financial modelling of strategic initiatives Analysis and monitoring financial performance of the company and specific strategic initiatives and direct communication to C-level

Education:

LL.M. in Competition Law and Economics

2015 - 2017

LL.M. in European Competition Law and Economics from the Brussels School of Competition

LL.M. in Corporate Law- New York University

2009 - 2010

LL.M. in Corporations - New York University

MBA in Finance - UNITEC

2008 - 2009

2 year MBA programme with a specialisation in Finance.

Law Degree

2002 - 2006