Leslie Coombs

Leslie Coombs is a Director at Citi and has oversight of Citi’s UK Senior Managers and Certification Regime Framework. Prior to moving to the UK Legal Entity Governance Office at Citi, Leslie worked in the UK Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM) function.

Leslie is currently the co-lead for the Personal & Professional Development Pillar of the Black Heritage Network (BHN) UK.
Before joining Citi, Leslie worked at UBS as Global IB and UK Head of Conduct Risk Framework and Head of UK C&ORC Regulatory Governance Office. Leslie also spent 11 years at Protiviti, consulting firm, with a focus on solutions supporting effective governance, risk and controls.

Leslie has over 25 years of compliance, consulting, internal audit, and program management experience, previously holding the following certifications: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).

Leslie studied at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Leslie worked in Amsterdam for nine years and has spent the last nine years working in the UK.