Lorena joined the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in 2023.  As a Section Chief in OFAC’s Sanctions Compliance, Enforcement and Analysis division, Lorena works with a dynamic team responsible for implementing U.S. economic sanctions through dedicated outreach and public and private sector engagement.  Lorena routinely advises financial institutions and other organizations from around the world on OFAC sanctions compliance and implementation issues.  Prior to joining OFAC, Lorena worked as a Section Chief for Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Policy division and focused on anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.  Lorena has also held positions in the private sector, and most recently served as a Senior Principal at Promontory Financial Group, an IBM Company, where she led multiple projects with domestic and international financial institutions in the AML and sanctions space, including digital assets.