Practical industry experience. Deep sanctions expertise.
In an increasingly complex and challenging business landscape, Clarity Compliance Consulting is a boutique sanctions consulting firm that helps U.S. and multinational companies implement sanctions compliance programs that protect them from sanctions risks while meeting their unique business needs. Clarity can work in partnership with your sanctions counsel, supplementing their legal advice with hands-on compliance assistance.
Meet The Team
Claire O’Neill McCleskey led the Compliance Division within the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), managing the agency’s engagement with the private sector, publication of written guidance, and advisory to OFAC targeting teams. Claire also served as a Senior OFAC Policy Advisor, where she developed novel sanctions programs, including the U.S. Treasury’s Russian oil price cap policy, and worked closely with the governments of the European Union, United Kingdom, and other international partners. Claire was awarded the U.S. Treasury’s 2023 Salmon Chase Award for exceptional service in a time of crisis and the Department’s 2022 Distinguished Employee of the Year Award.
Previously, Claire advised banks and crypto companies on anti-money laundering and sanctions risks at Promontory and led complex money laundering investigations at HSBC. Earlier in her career, Claire led Section 311 investigations at the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and served as the FinCEN Attache in Mexico. She speaks fluent Spanish.
Claire Grunewald served as OFAC’s lead expert on the insurance, reinsurance, maritime, shipping, cargo, aviation, and energy sectors. Named the 19th most influential person in shipping in 2024 by Lloyd's List Intelligence, Claire led OFAC’s provision of guidance to the shipping and insurance industries and spearheaded OFAC’s maritime casualty response. While at OFAC, Claire also led the revision of over 100 foundational OFAC Frequently Asked Questions. Claire was awarded the 2023 Excellence in Collaboration Award for her work expanding OFAC’s public-private partnerships and interagency collaboration and the Top Team Award.
Prior to joining Treasury, Claire co-founded a blockchain philanthropy startup and was awarded a U.S. Department of Defense Boren Scholarship in Chile, where she analyzed economic data for the Salvador Allende Foundation. She speaks fluent Spanish.
