Obsidian Risk Advisors
Obsidian Risk Advisors is a boutique consulting firm focused on financial crime, AML, sanctions compliance, reputational governance, regulatory compliance, and high-risk onboarding.
- Highest 2026 tier: Tier III
- Financial crime and compliance advisory firm
- Financial Crime & Compliance Advisory
Overview
Obsidian Risk Advisors is a boutique consulting firm focused on financial crime, AML, sanctions compliance, reputational governance, regulatory compliance, and high-risk onboarding. The firm advises financial institutions, governments, companies, cultural organizations, and investment entities on financial crime strategy and risk governance.
Its relevance comes from its specialist advisory orientation. Many firms in the financial crime market are technology vendors or managed-service providers; Obsidian is closer to a focused expert advisory boutique. This makes it suitable for clients that need senior judgment, governance advice, and risk interpretation rather than a software platform.
Obsidian Risk Advisors is included in one 2026 Advisory Ranking category. The highest recorded classification is Tier III.
Firm facts
| Founded | Not publicly disclosed |
| Firm type | Financial crime and compliance advisory firm |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Primary focus | Financial crime prevention, compliance and control remediation |
| Highest 2026 Advisory Ranking tier | Tier III |
Principal activities
Financial crime compliance
AML, KYC, sanctions, transaction monitoring and financial-crime program support.
Investigations and remediation
Control reviews, investigations, regulatory remediation and program enhancement.
Technology and managed services
Compliance technology, analytics, screening and ongoing operational support.
Obsidian Risk Advisors works with clients on assignments that may combine strategy, specialist analysis, implementation support and organizational adoption. The precise scope depends on the mandate, sector, geography and client requirements.
Sector and mandate coverage
Sector coverage
- Banking
- Asset management
- Fintech and payments
- Insurance
- Digital assets
- Professional services
Mandate types
- AML and KYC
- Sanctions compliance
- Fraud prevention
- Transaction monitoring
- Compliance remediation
- Financial-crime technology
Market position
Obsidian Risk Advisors is positioned as a financial crime and compliance advisory firm. Its relevance reflects the combination of specialist capability, institutional experience and practical involvement in complex or sensitive risk matters.
Distinctive focus: Its relevance comes from its specialist advisory orientation.
Competitive context
Obsidian Risk Advisors competes with specialist risk advisers, intelligence providers, expert-services firms, technology platforms and larger multidisciplinary professional-services firms. The relevant peer set varies by mandate, industry, jurisdiction, geographic scope and delivery model.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, client segment, service coverage, geographic activity and mandate profile. Inclusion does not imply equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
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Leadership information reflects the public sources reviewed for this profile. View the firm’s website ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
Obsidian Risk Advisors provides advisory, intelligence, investigations, expert, managed or technology services. The contracting entity, professional obligations and regulatory status depend on the service, client jurisdiction and engagement scope.
View registered-entity details
| Service status | Advisory, intelligence, expert, managed or technology services |
| Headquarters | United States |
Principal offices
- United States
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
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Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The profile is based on the following publicly available institutional, regulatory and editorial sources:
- Obsidian Risk Advisors — official firm overview and service information.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 30 Financial Crime & Compliance Advisory 2026 — inclusion and tier classification.
