Robert Cole

Robert Cole is a Managing Director and the Chief Compliance Officer for the Citi Wealth business.  In this role, Bob leads a global team of compliance professionals responsible for delivering the Firm’s compliance program and practices across the broad and diverse spectrum of wealth management products and services offered globally.

Prior to joining Citi in September 2019, Bob was the Chief Compliance Officer for the Wealth Management division of JPMorgan, a role he held since January 2017.  During his 16 year career at JPMorgan, Bob held a variety of roles in Compliance managing teams of Compliance professionals supporting both banking and trading business units within the Firm’ Investment Bank and Corporate areas.  In addition, Bob had responsibility for the Firm’s enterprise-wide Antitrust and Volcker Compliance Programs.

From 1997 to 2003, Bob was a corporate banker at Scotia Capital in its Telecom, Media & Communications and Project Finance groups, providing commercial and investment banking coverage and services to clients of the firm.  Bob began his professional career in 1988 as a Staff Attorney with the Division of Enforcement, New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Cole graduated from Tulane University with a B.A., cum laude, received his Juris Doctor from George Washington University and attended the Stem School of Business, New York University, where he graduated with an M.B.A.