AnnaLou Tirol is the Deputy Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. FinCEN’s mission is to safeguard the financial system from illicit use, combat money laundering, and promote national security through the strategic use of financial authorities and the collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial intelligence. FinCEN serves as the administrator and primary regulator of the Bank Secrecy Act for bank and non-bank financial institutions, including emerging payments involving virtual currency. FinCEN also is the Financial Intelligence Unit of the United States.
Ms. Tirol was previously the Associate Director for FinCEN’s Strategic Operations Division, which is responsible for designing and implementing FinCEN’s strategic partnerships, coordinating stakeholder priorities, and safeguarding access to FinCEN’s information, tools, and resources.
Prior to joining FinCEN in 2019, Ms. Tirol was the Acting Chief of the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Ms. Tirol began her public service career with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of California.
She served with DOJ’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training as the Anti-Corruption Resident Legal Advisor in Serbia and as the Resident Legal Advisor in Panama focused on anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing. Ms. Tirol is an adjunct professor of law at
Georgetown University Law Center teaching advanced evidence.
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