Andrea Gacki

Director of FinCEN
US Department of the Treasury

Andrea Gacki is the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. FinCEN’s mission is to safeguard the financial system from illicit use, combat money laundering, and promote national security through the strategic use of financial authorities and the collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial intelligence.

Prior to joining FinCEN, Ms. Gacki served as the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), another component within the Treasury Department’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI), for approximately five years, where she oversaw the implementation and enforcement of U.S. economic sanctions. Ms. Gacki served in multiple leadership positions within OFAC prior to serving as OFAC Director, including Deputy Director, Associate Director for Compliance and Enforcement, and Assistant Director for Licensing. Separately, from January 2021 to December 2021, Ms. Gacki performed the functions of the Under Secretary for TFI, leading TFI efforts across a range of national security and illicit finance issues.

Prior to joining the Treasury Department, Ms. Gacki served as a trial attorney in the Federal Programs Branch of the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where she litigated a broad range of matters involving Treasury’s national security authorities. She also served as a senior member of the Justice Department’s Terrorist Designation Team. Before joining the Justice Department, Ms. Gacki was an associate at a large international law firm, and she clerked for the Honorable Avern Cohn on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.