Stephanie Cade-Ferreira is a director at Guidepost Solutions. Ms. Cade-Ferreira is an accomplished financial crimes compliance professional with extensive experience in risk assessment, investigations, and program management. Ms. Cade-Ferreira specializes in developing and standardizing frameworks for Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) programs. Her expertise is built on a unique perspective gained from roles in both in-house banking and external consulting, serving a diverse client base that includes global financial institutions, large corporations, and government agencies.
At Guidepost, Ms. Cade-Ferreira advises clients on navigating complex regulatory and compliance environments. Her work focuses on spearheading enterprise-wide risk assessments and managing large-scale remediation efforts. She leverages data-driven insights to help organizations identify key risk indicators and develop actionable reporting for executive management and regulatory bodies. Her practice encompasses a wide range of matters, including trade finance, correspondent banking, and the mitigation of reputational risks associated with complex global investments.
Prior to joining Guidepost, Ms. Cade-Ferreira held leadership positions within the financial services and consulting sectors, where she managed cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across compliance, risk, and operations departments. Her background includes directing large-scale projects for federal agencies and overseeing research efforts focused on regional risks in Latin America. She has consistently delivered specialized enhanced due diligence for leading financial institutions, utilizing primary and secondary source analysis to ensure adherence to global regulations.
Ms. Cade-Ferreira has a proven track record of building and executing complex compliance programs. She directed a team of over 50 personnel engaged by a federal agency to conduct manual reviews for an economic relief program, developing the standard operating procedures that ensured review consistency across the engagement. Furthermore, she designed risk-based segmentation strategies for third-party assessments, tailoring the scope of due diligence based on inherent risk exposure for high-risk relationships. Her investigative expertise includes profiling high-net-worth individuals, hedge funds, and publicly owned corporations using specialized regulatory databases and multi-source research.
Ms. Cade-Ferreira earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and International Studies from Johns Hopkins University. She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). Additionally, she is fluent in English and Spanish and proficient in Portuguese.
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Stephanie is an avid biker and enjoys exploring the trails across North Texas.
