Introducing 2021 Fellow - Amanda Dishaw

Amanda began her 18 year career in Financial Services at CIBC as a teller while in University, progressing to branch operations and management of a client portfolio before receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta. Amanda furthered her career in Financial Services when she completed her Canadian Securities Course and became a Financial Advisor to high-net worth individuals in Vancouver in 2006.

In 2009, Amanda was recruited to manage the sales team for HSBC Small Business with HSBC Bank Canada. Amanda managed a team of Relationship Managers across Canada to mitigate risk while balancing commercial sales targets, including completing a short-term assignment leading the International Small Business Department in Hong Kong in 2011.

In 2013, Amanda took on the role of Head of Education and Awareness for Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance at HSBC Bank Canada in 2013. In that role, Amanda was the lead in creating all Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance training, communications and management of policies and procedures. In 2014, Amanda took on an expanded Education and Awareness role within the global Financial Crime Compliance team, working on several projects around the world for HSBC Group, including working on HSBC’s global Financial Crime Compliance program in New York, Mexico City and London. Amanda took on an expanded role under Compliance overseeing the Financial Crime Compliance program as Head of Compliance Oversight in 2016.

In 2020, Amanda left HSBC to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer at a Risk Management Consulting firm, Shyft Advisory Inc., which is a full-service Risk Management firm offering a technological solution for reporting entities to automate the submission of regulatory reporting requirements. With her extensive Financial Services experience, combined with experience both creating and overseeing Financial Crime program pillars, Amanda brings wealth of experience to the program.