David Zacks
David Zacks
VP, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer
Kraken
Biography
David Zacks is Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Product Compliance at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange. He leads global product compliance and drives strategic alignment between compliance and product development to support Kraken’s growth in an evolving regulatory landscape. Before joining Kraken, David served as Head of Legal, Compliance, and Risk at bitFlyer USA, and held senior roles at Airbnb, JPMorgan Chase, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (FinCEN). He brings more than 15 years of experience building and transforming compliance programs across both traditional financial institutions and high-growth crypto firms. David holds a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from California Lutheran University and an M.A. in International Policy Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.