Paul Tufaro

Information

Position

Global Cheif Compliance Officer

Company

RBC

About

Paul Tufaro serves as RBC’s Global Chief Compliance Officer and leads the firm’s Regulatory Compliance function, which has responsibility for providing compliance risk management oversight and the management of regulatory relationships across RBC’s global operations. Previously, Paul served as RBC’s U.S. Chief Compliance Officer, in which role he led compliance risk management teams across the firm’s U.S. operations. Prior to joining RBC in 2018, Paul was Chief Compliance Officer at CIT Group, where he led the firm’s Compliance department, including consumer, capital markets, and financial crimes compliance, as CIT’s national bank subsidiary transitioned into Heightened Standards. Before that, he served as Global Head of the Corporate Compliance Group for Citigroup’s Compliance department and General Counsel for Merrill Lynch Bank USA, the firm’s industrial bank subsidiary. Paul began his career in the bank regulatory legal practice of an international law firm, where he represented and provided legal advice to global, regional and community banks on products, services, compliance programs and strategic transactions. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1994 from Tufts University and his Juris Doctor in 1997 from American University. Beyond his professional responsibilities, Paul serves on the NYC Community Board of Summer Search.