ACSS

D.C. Chapter

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Come join us to promote sanctions awareness and create a community for sanctions professionals in Washington D.C.! The mission of the ACSS D.C. Chapter is to serve, inform, and advance sanctions and export controls professionals in the national Capitol region. The Chapter holds regular events centered around hot topics in the sanctions industry that impact sanctions and export controls professionals.

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Board Members

David Kostelansky

Subject matter expert

Government

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David Kostelansky has subject matter expertise in economic sanctions, anti-money laundering and illicit finance, corruption, human rights, due diligence, strategic planning, and process optimization. Currently, David is the Division Chief for Anti-Corruption and Illicit Finance at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), U.S. Department of the Treasury. He oversees the implementation of the Global Magnitsky sanctions program which targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world. In 2021, David was awarded the Meritorious Service Award by then-Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin, and in 2017 was awarded “Outstanding New Employee of the Year.”

David has extensive private sector experience. He was a Senior Consultant in Deloitte’s Business Intelligence Services where he worked with a diverse group of finance, defense, and intelligence organizations. Prior to that role, David worked at the Economist Intelligence Unit where he researched and reported on multinational corporations, banking, and foreign direct investment in China. 

David received a M.S. in National Security Strategy from the National War College and a B.A. in International Economic Relations from American University. He also spent time studying at the London School of Economics and Peking University. 

Peter Grigg, CSS

Director, Compliance and Control, OFAC/Economic Sanctions Advisory Officer

BNY Mellon

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Peter has over a decade of professional experience in the financial services industry having specialized in senior program management and advisory roles within global economic sanctions compliance programs. His experience includes coordinating the development and execution of comprehensive enterprise-level economic sanctions risk assessments across multiple financial services business lines and jurisdictions, developing data-driven methodologies for measuring sanctions risk tolerance and related analysis, establishing inventories of sanctions-related laws, rules, and regulations used to support financial services’ development of controls and governance infrastructure. Most recently, Peter joined BNY Mellon in an advisory capacity supporting the business lines as they navigate a complex global regulatory environment.

Before establishing a career within economic sanctions compliance risk management, Peter held various management roles within consumer banking legal and regulatory compliance organizations. Peter is a D.C. native; he earned his JD/MBA from Duke University and bachelors in International Relations and Psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill.

ACSS CHAPTER FAQs

Who can join an ACSS Chapter?

Anyone can join an ACSS Chapter! Our Chapters are a place for our members to form a community on the ground, network, and share knowledge with like-minded sanctions professionals. If you are an ACSS Member, and there is a Chapter in your location, you will be automatically added as a Chapter Member

Is there a Chapter Membership fee?

If you are an ACSS Member, Chapter Membership is included as one of your many benefits! If there is a Chapter in your location, you will automatically be added to that Chapter as an ACSS Member.

What if there is no Chapter in my location?

If you don’t currently see a Chapter in your city/state/country, let us know! We are always very interested to hear from you if you and your colleagues believe there may be a need for a Chapter in your location. Just email: helpdesk@sanctionsassociation.org.

I'm not sure if I want to become an ACSS Member, what are the benefits?

Chapter Membership is one of the many benefits to being an ACSS Member. To find out about all the benefits ACSS membership has to offer, click here.