Shara Chang
Shara Chang
Chief Compliance Officer
Chime
Biography
Shara Chang is the Chief Compliance Officer at Chime. Shara has over 15 years of financial services, fintech, and consumer protection experience. She previously advised banks and high-growth companies on regulatory compliance, risk management, and product development.
Prior to joining Chime, Shara served as Chief Legal Officer of proptech company Divvy Homes, where she oversaw legal, compliance, and HR. Before Divvy, she was General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Peach Finance, led a privacy counseling team at Meta, and was the first Product Counsel at Affirm.
Earlier in her career, Shara was in the financial institutions groups of Cleary Gottlieb and Buckley (now part of Orrick), where she advised fintechs, banks, credit agencies, and other financial companies on regulatory compliance and enforcement, conducted risk and readiness assessments for banks, built complaint programs, and assisted with fair lending best practices.