Zelda E. Desouza
Investment Management / Private Equity & Hedge Funds / VC & Fintech Counsel / Regulatory Compliance Northwestern J.D. | Ex-SoftBank
- Role
- Knowledge Management Attorney at Cooley LLP
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Zelda E. Desouza
Broad big-law and in-house experience with a consistent focus on investment management, fund formation and regulatory compliance. Extensive experience in designing and implementating dynamic compliance programs, including periodic internal reviews ensuring regulatory compliance, creating value through prudent, thoughtful and rigorous due diligence processes and the monitoring of internal controls and processes. Additional expertise includes SEC, FINRA and CFTC enforcement actions, AML/KYC, internal investigations, litigation, M&A transactions and navigating the evolving regulatory landscape for fintech and crypto/digital asset businesses.*Admitted in New York, only
Experience
Knowledge Management Attorney
Jan 2026 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US
Advise on fund formation\'s knowledge management, practice engineering and resource development.
Education
The City University of New York
Master of Arts - MA, Political Science (International Relations concentration) & Writing Politics Specialization
Harvard University
Theatre
The City University of New York
Bachelor of Science - BS & Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science, Accounting, and Spanish
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
2013 — 2015
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