Howard R. Fields is EVP, Risk & Compliance Enterprise Solutions and Commercialization at Mastercard. Drawing on deep expertise in compliance, financial crime, and risk management, he partners with Mastercard’s Services leadership to identify customer needs, define market opportunities, and commercialize solutions that help customers navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment. As Mastercard’s former Chief Compliance Officer, Howard led the global team responsible for enterprise ethics and compliance programs, including Business Conduct and Ethics, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering and Economic Sanctions. He also directed internal investigations involving employee fraud, misconduct, and violations of law or company policy. Earlier, he served as Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Global AML and Sanctions Officer.

Before Mastercard, Howard spent 12 years at GE Capital in senior compliance roles, practiced white collar criminal defense at Wiggin & Dana, LLP and served as an Enforcement Attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.