Ms. Kohr’s background includes more than nineteen years of experience in the anti-financial crime sector with significant experience in Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML), fraud and sanctions compliance, managing complex regulatory issues and remediation projects, and facilitating public and private partnerships (PPPs) to develop effective strategies to combat illicit financial activities. In 2023, Ms. Kohr transitioned her career in banking to the public sector. She joined IRS-Criminal Investigations to assist, among other things, in building an agency-wide approach to PPPs and feedback loops to the private sector.
To date, she has been building and leading the agency’s wide initiative to operationalize PPPs and information sharing called CI-FIRST (Feedback in Response to Strategic Threats) program. These efforts are modernizing how IRS-CI partners with the private sector by creating structured feedback loops, improving investigative efficiency, and reducing burdens on financial institutions. She also serves as the lead for domestic and international partnerships and agency priorities such as the PROTECT Exchange series. Prior to CI, Ms. Kohr served as President of Kohr Global Advisory Services, LLC., where she advised and trained the public and private sectors on various matters related to banking compliance, anti-money laundering, and other complex financial crimes. Previously, Ms. Kohr was the Senior Director of AML for a global anti-financial crime organization. As the Senior Director, Ms. Kohr was focused on building the global Anti-Financial Crime public-private partnership engagement initiative, assisting in executing the global Law Enforcement strategy from a thought-leadership perspective, and serving as both a subject matter and technical expert on AML/CTF, regulatory policy, and AML regime priorities.
Ms. Kohr also served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer (CRO), and BSA Officer at Old Dominion National Bank (ODNB) in Tysons Corner, VA. As the SVP and CRO, Ms. Kohr was responsible for Old Dominion’s enterprise risk management program, including leading the bank’s AML/BSA and OFAC programs. Ms. Kohr was the 2016 ACAMS AML Professional of the Year, authored the 2016 and 2020 ACAMS Article of the Year, and was the 2019 recipient of the U.S. Capital Excellence in Public/Private Partnerships award. In 2023, she was recognized as the private sector recipient of the AML Partnership Forum Excellence in Public/Private Partnership award.
Ms. Kohr is a frequent speaker at numerous domestic and international conferences for the public and private sectors on AML/BSA/OFAC and CTF-related topics.
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