As Chief Revenue Officer of StarCompliance, Alan Knepfer is responsible for the company’s global revenue strategy, overseeing sales, relationship management, marketing, and go-to-market execution. He leads the alignment of customer-facing functions to drive sustainable growth, deepen client relationships, and accelerate market expansion.
Alan brings more than 25 years of experience building and scaling high-performing commercial organizations across the financial services, governance, risk and compliance (GRC), privacy, and cybersecurity sectors. His expertise spans revenue growth, commercial transformation, strategic account development, and the creation of scalable go-to-market models. Throughout his career, he has successfully aligned sales, marketing, and relationship management organizations to drive predictable growth and deliver measurable business outcomes for both publicly traded and private equity-backed companies.
Alan joins Star from Salus GRC, where he served as Chief Revenue Officer and led global revenue initiatives across sales, marketing, partnerships, and client relationship management. Prior to Salus GRC, Alan held senior leadership positions at RadarFirst, Comodo Cybersecurity, and Nasdaq, where he led global sales and relationship management organizations supporting enterprise clients operating in highly regulated industries. Alan holds a B.S. from Arizona State University.
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StarCompliance Celebrates Innovation, Collaboration and Culture with their Annual Client Awards
Star’s fourth annual awards highlight outstanding contributions to the compliance industry, with nominations received worldwide Rockville, MD – May 21, 2026 – StarCompliance (Star), a leading provider of employee and…
StarCompliance Introduces StarAssist, Bringing Explainable AI Directly into Compliance Decisions
New AI capability delivers real-time, insights embedded within daily compliance workflows Rockville, MD – May 7, 2026 – StarCompliance (Star), a leading provider of employee and firm compliance technology,…
StarCompliance Unveils New Wave Of Innovation Ahead Of Synergy ’26
StarCompliance announces new compliance technology innovations ahead of Synergy 2026, highlighting AI, automation, and integrated solutions for modern regulatory challenges.
StarCompliance Transforms License & Registration Workflows with Automated FINRA Connectivity
Simplifying FINRA Submissions to Improve Speed, Accuracy, and the Employee Experience Rockville, MD – March 26, 2026 – StarCompliance (Star), a leading provider of employee and firm compliance technology,…
Global Compliance Leaders to Gather at StarCompliance Synergy ’26
London and Washington, DC Events will examine emerging risks and regulatory change Rockville, MD – March 18, 2026 – StarCompliance (Star), a leading provider of employee and firm compliance technology, today…
Study Finds Nearly Six in Ten Firms Lack Crypto Trading Policies
The Fifth Annual StarCompliance Crypto & Compliance Market Study highlights incremental progress, even as employee crypto trading policy gaps persist Rockville, MD – [February 10, 2026] – StarCompliance (Star), a leading…
StarCompliance Announces Integration with Concur Expense
StarCompliance Expense Tracking Connector Now Available in the SAP Concur App Center, Delivering Automated Solution to Firms Rockville, MD – November 20, 2025 — StarCompliance (Star), a leading provider of employee and firm compliance technology solutions, today launched an…
StarCompliance Study Finds UAE Firms Making Training and Competency Top Priorities
Firms modernize compliance programs to strengthen oversight and accountability
StarCompliance and Salus GRC
Join Forces to Make Enterprise-Grade Employee Compliance Accessible to Every Firm Rockville, MD – September 30, 2025 – StarCompliance (Star), the global leader in employee & firm compliance…
StarCompliance Launches Sales Compliance Review
Bringing Automation to Sales Oversight in the United Kingdom YORK, UK – September 10, 2025 – StarCompliance (Star), a global leader in employee and…
StarCompliance Transforms Outside Business Activities Oversight With Powerful New Capabilities
Streamlining Compliance Supervision and Risk Management Rockville, MD – August 5, 2025 – StarCompliance (Star), a global leader in employee and firm compliance technology,…
Driving Innovation Forward: StarCompliance Announces Hackathon Winners
Shaping the Future of Smart Compliance Technology Rockville, MD – July 8, 2025 – StarCompliance (Star), a global leader in employee and firm compliance technology,…
StarCompliance Redefines Firm Trade Surveillance With New Solution
Smarter surveillance to detect risks faster and act with confidence Rockville, MD – June 11, 2025 – StarCompliance (Star), a global leader in employee…
StarCompliance Launches AI-Assisted Marketing Compliance Review Solution
One Platform for Marketing and Compliance Teams to Move Faster & Stay Compliant Rockville, MD – May 13, 2025 – StarCompliance (Star), a global…
New Study Finds AI Adoption in Employee Compliance Set To Surge By 2030
Data Privacy Remains Key Barrier for Firms, According to StarCompliance Research Rockville, MD – April 16, 2025 – StarCompliance (“Star”), a global leader in…
StarCompliance Supports Compliance Teams Amid Rising Regulatory Demands
“Riding the Regulatory Wave” Offers Strategic Insights and Practical Tools to Help Compliance Teams Navigate Evolving Global Mandates [Rockville, MD.
New Findings Show Nearly Two-Thirds of Firms Lack Employee Crypto Trading Policies
The 4th Annual StarCompliance Crypto & Compliance Survey warns that firms risk exposure by delaying the adoption of crypto trading compliance monitoring.
StarCompliance Celebrates Innovation, Collaboration and Culture with their Annual Client Awards
Star’s third annual awards highlight outstanding contributions to the compliance industry, with nominations received worldwide ROCKVILLE, MD.
StarCompliance Expands Cryptocurrency Compliance Capabilities with the Acquisition of Aer Compliance
Bringing traditional securities trading compliance and digital asset management into one comprehensive solution Rockville, MD – November 26, 2024 – StarCompliance (Star), a leading…
The Future Is Now: How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Employee Regulatory Compliance
The field of compliance has transformed dramatically over the last few decades, driven by rapid advancements in technology—most notably in the form of artificial…
StarCompliance Strengthens Commitment to Innovation with appointment of New Chief Product Officer
Kelvin Dickenson joins Star as Chief Product Officer Driving Product Leadership Forward ROCKVILLE, MD.
StarCompliance Recognized Globally by CPD Standards Office
Empowering Professionals with Accredited Learning Opportunities for Enhanced Compliance and Career Growth York, UK | Rockville, MD – August 28, 2024 – StarCompliance (Star)…
Celebrating 25 Years of StarCompliance
Company Innovation and Growth Aligns with Regulatory Industry Expansion
StarCompliance Launches Next Generation Client Experience with New User Interface
Star's New Modernized Look Reflects Best-In-Class Innovations in Regulatory Compliance
Generational Labor Pains
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is Inspire Inclusion – ‘When we inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion, we forge a better…
StarCompliance Wins ‘Best Compliance as a Service Solution’ at the RegTech Insight APAC Awards 2024
The Company was recognized for delivering industry-leading innovative and client-focused solutions that help firms manage employee conflicts of interest, and maintain compliance with individual accountability regimes in the region
Third Annual StarCompliance Crypto & Compliance Survey Shows Nearly Half of Firms Now Have an Employee Crypto-Trading Policy
Findings indicate firms are looking to gain further transparency into employee crypto-trading activity through compliance monitoring software
StarCompliance Extends Solution to Enable Compliance in Response to Australia’s new Financial Accountability Regime
Independent market study highlights an opportunity for financial services firms to establish a culture of individual accountability with employee compliance software.
StarCompliance Named in RegTech100 2024 for Innovative Employee Compliance Solutions
The Company was recognized for the third consecutive year for its innovative solutions that automate the detection and resolution of potential employee conflicts of interest, personal account dealings, and adherence to codes of ethics
StarCompliance Celebrates Innovation, Collaboration and Culture with Star Client Awards
The second annual awards showcase outstanding contributions to the compliance industry, with nominations received from around the world.
StarCompliance Expands Footprint in United Arab Emirates to Meet Rising Demand for Employee Compliance Software Solutions
Independent market study reveals need for greater automation and opportunity for financial services firms to set standard in employee compliance software
Aer Compliance and StarCompliance Strike Partnership Providing Comprehensive Digital Assets Monitoring
The Partnership Combines Cutting-Edge Employee Digital Assets Trading Controls and Best-In-Class Compliance Solutions
StarCompliance Brings Integrated Risk and Compliance Framework Offering to Huron
The collaboration combines global consultancy industry expertise and best-in-class compliance technology solutions
Financial Regulatory Consultancy Bovill Newgate Partners with StarCompliance Delivering Comprehensive Compliance Support
The partnership provides effective oversight of complex employee compliance management from advice to solutions
StarCompliance Expands Its Leading Employee Compliance Platform with the Acquisition of ETHIX360
Combining a best-in-class Employee Incident and Policy Management solution with Star’s robust offerings unites Conduct and Ethics into one comprehensive employee compliance platform.
Global Risk Clinic and StarCompliance Form Partnership Providing a Strategic Combination of Advisory and Technology Offerings
The partnership combines global thought leadership of governance risk and Best-In-Class Compliance Solutions
CCL Academy Partners with StarCompliance to Deliver Market-Leading Employee Training and Compliance Software Solutions
The Partnership Combines Star’s Training & Competency (T&C) solution With CCL Academy's Compliance Training Products
Securities Institute of America partners with StarCompliance to implement Compliance Management Software
The Partnership Combines Star’s Registration Management System with SIA’s Exam Training Portfolio Rockville, MD – May 2, 2023 – StarCompliance (“Star”), a leading SaaS…
StarCompliance Launches Crypto Asset Pre-Clearance Solution to Address Digital Asset Trading Challenges
Highly Flexible and Adaptable Platform Ensures Alignment with Rapidly Changing Regulatory Environment
StarCompliance Builds Secure Data Access Solution on Snowflake to Harness the Power of the Data Cloud
The Star Secure Data Access Solution, Powered by Snowflake, simplifies compliance processes and improves the speed and accuracy of conflict-of-interest detection.
Admiral Partners With StarCompliance To Implement SaaS SMCR Compliance Solution
Partnership reflects StarCompliance’s expanding client footprint in the United Kingdom
StarCompliance Appoints Michael DiComes as New Chief Services Officer
Innovative Global Technology Executive to Advance ‘Client First’ Positioning
StarCompliance Recognized in RegTech100 2023
The compliance technology solutions leader was selected for its ability to help firms and their employees meet the strictest regulatory standards
7IM Partners With StarCompliance For Employee Compliance Software Solution
The investment management firm will implement the SaaS compliance platform to mitigate the risk of conflicts of interest more easily and effectively across its fast-growing employee base.
StarCompliance Celebrates Partnership And Innovation With Star Client Awards
Award winners were announced at Synergy ’22, the RegTech provider’s annual event.
StarCompliance Unveils Its New License & Registration Solution At Synergy ‘22 In Washington, DC
License & Registration will improve visibility into the multistep license-and-registration process and provide a direct electronic connection to the regulator, FINRA
StarCompliance Appoints RegTech Veteran As Head Of Business Development To Drive International Growth
Gary Muchmore will be responsible for accelerating the adoption of the company’s individual accountability and training-and-competency solutions and driving growth in key international markets
StarCompliance Unveils Key Findings Of Its Second Annual Crypto & Compliance Survey
Findings shed light on need for clearer guidelines, as well as the greater adoption of policies and software solutions
StarCompliance Hosts Event Series to Tackle the Burden of Non-Compliance
Synergy ‘22 brings together industry experts in London and Washington, DC
StarCompliance Welcomes New Client: IFP Securities, LLC
StarCompliance to provide compliance software to support broker-dealer’s risk management program and strengthen controls
StarCompliance Appoints Stuart Breslow as New Board Member
Thirty-year compliance veteran Stuart Breslow joins the board of directors of an industry leader in employee compliance solutions
StarCompliance Acquires Political Contributions Monitoring Firm Six Lambda
Six Lambda’s data-collection processes will enhance StarCompliance’s existing political donations monitoring software capabilities.
StarCompliance Names B2B Software Veteran As Chief Financial Officer
Accomplished finance executive joins StarCompliance to help drive growth and manage all financial and legal aspects of the financial compliance software firm
Top 3 Concerns For Compliance Leaders Heading Into 2022
StarCompliance surveyed compliance leaders from across the financial services industry for its Compliance Benchmark Survey.
Top Takeaways From The 2021 StarCompliance Fall Forum
Fixing a bad cert send. The power of repeatable workflows. Unknown unknowns and how to surface them.
StarCompliance Adds New Product Offerings to Expand Its Employee Compliance Software Suite with Acquisition of Ideagen’s Pentana Compliance Division (fka Redland Solutions)
SMCR and Training & Competency solutions will complement Star’s current employee conflicts of interest monitoring capabilities.
StarCompliance Welcomes New Client: Nasdaq
StarCompliance to provide compliance software to automate processes, unlock efficiencies, and reduce risk
StarCompliance Welcomes New Client: Public Trust Advisors, LLC
StarCompliance to provide compliance software to further manage and reduce firm risk
StarCompliance Welcomes Accomplished Compliance Professional as Head of Business Development
Seasoned governance, risk management, and compliance professional joins StarCompliance to drive growth at fast-growing compliance software solutions firm
StarCompliance Wins in 2021 FinTech Breakthrough Awards
Prestigious Awards Program Recognizes Outstanding Financial Technology Products and Companies
Women in Tech, Women at Star
Go for it! And then keep going! So offered one of the Star employees we reached out to for inspiring stories and insights on…
StarCompliance Named A RegTech100 Company For 2021
The RegTech100 recognizes the world’s most innovative technology solutions providers that address the challenges of dealing with regulatory pressures within financial services
StarCompliance Welcomes New Client: JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC
StarCompliance to provide compliance software to one of the largest executing equity trading firms in the United States
StarCompliance Wins Regulation Asia Award For Excellence 2020
The company was ‘highly commended’ for making software that automates the detection of employee conflicts of interest and provides real-time insights to supervisors to…
StarCompliance Announces Significant Growth Investment from Marlin Equity Partners
Marlin Equity joins Luminate Capital in backing StarCompliance in its next phase of growth
StarCompliance Named Company of the Year By The Technology Headlines Magazine
A special edition highlights the businesses, like Star, that have learned to work and even thrive throughout the course of the pandemic
CEO of StarCompliance Wins Bronze Stevie® Award in 2020 Stevie Awards For Women In Business
Recognized by one of the world’s premier business awards programs, Jennifer Sun, CEO of StarCompliance is named Female Executive of the Year for her…
Star Wins Gold Stevie® in 2020 Stevie Awards For Women In Business
Recognized by one of the world’s premier business awards, StarCompliance is named Company of the Year for its fast growth and creative approach during…
5 Features The Best Control Room Software Will Have
To get you ready for a month of blogs on everything control room—including a game-changing Compliance Control Room update—we offer this primer on what…
5 fonctionnalités que le meilleur logiciel de salle de contrôle aura
Pour vous préparer à un mois de blogs sur tout ce qui concerne la salle de contrôle, y compris une mise à jour révolutionnaire…
5 Fonctionnalités Que Le Meilleur Logiciel De Salle De Contrôle Aura
Pour vous préparer à un mois de blogs sur tout la salle de contrôle, y compris une mise à jour révolutionnaire de la salle…
5 Funktionen, die die beste Kontrollraum-Software haben wird
Um Sie auf einen Monat voller Blogs zu allen Themen rund um den Kontrollraum vorzubereiten – einschließlich eines bahnbrechenden Updates zum Compliance-Kontrollraum – bieten…
5 Funktionen, die die beste Kontrollraum-Software haben wird
Um Sie auf einen Monat voller Blogs zu allen Themen rund um den Kontrollraum vorzubereiten – einschließlich eines bahnbrechenden Updates zum Compliance-Kontrollraum – bieten…
5 Funktionen, die die beste Kontrollraum-Software haben wird
Um Sie auf einen Monat voller Blogs zu allen Themen rund um den Kontrollraum vorzubereiten – einschließlich eines bahnbrechenden Updates zum Compliance-Kontrollraum – bieten…
5 Features The Best Control Room Software Will Have
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5 résultats surprenants de notre enquête sur la conformité Covid-19
Le monde a changé et l’observance avec lui.
5 Überraschende Ergebnisse unserer Umfrage zur Einhaltung von Covid-19
Die Welt hat sich verändert und mit ihr auch die Compliance.
5 Überraschende Ergebnisse unserer Umfrage zur Einhaltung von Covid-19
Die Welt hat sich verändert und mit ihr auch die Compliance.
5 Résultats SurprenantS De Notre Enquête Sur La Conformité Covid-19
Le monde a changé et la conformité avec elle.
5 Überraschende Ergebnisse unserer Umfrage zur Einhaltung von Covid-19
Die Welt hat sich verändert und mit ihr auch die Compliance.
StarCompliance Expands Into Asia-Pacific Region And Names Quincy Tse Director Of APAC
Leading compliance technology solutions provider appoints former Ipreo sales director to lead APAC practice
StarCompliance Partners With Aviva To Manage Financial Crime Risk
Highly successful limited software implementation turns into company-wide rollout
Making Compliance Simple and Easy: StarCompliance Selected As Top 10 Risk and Compliance Solution Provider By Banking CIO Outlook Magazine
StarCompliance has been selected as a top risk and compliance solution provider by Banking CIO Outlook magazine, and has been officially recognized for the…
StarCompliance Announces The Launch Of STAR Mobile: The App That Brings Essential Desktop Compliance Capabilities To Personal Devices
STAR Mobile is the native app that makes compliance simple, easy, and convenient—increasing employee participation by meeting the demands of an increasingly mobile workforce
StarCompliance Announces The Launch Of Compliance Control Room: Software To Streamline And Automate Conflicts Monitoring For Financial Services
Compliance Control Room takes conflicts monitoring in a new direction, providing financial firms a single platform from which to manage and organize deal information…
Reputation Guardians At Work: StarCompliance Selected As Top 10 Compliance Solution Provider By CFO Tech Outlook Magazine
StarCompliance has been selected as a top 10 compliance solution provider by CFO Tech Outlook magazine, and will be officially recognized for the achievement…
Surfing The Tsunami Of Regulation
A guide to riding the global tidal wave of financial regulation
StarCompliance Welcomes Chief Revenue Officer to the Executive Team
Accomplished Sales Executive Joins to Drive Growth
StarCompliance Adds Chief Operating Officer to the Executive Team
Seasoned Financial Services Executive Added to Scale Operations
StarCompliance Names New Chief Executive Officer
Twenty-year fintech veteran Jennifer Sun joins industry leader in compliance-monitoring solutions
Adaptable software simplifies employee compliance while optimizing efficiency and resources for major insurance firm
Pacific Life chose StarCompliance for the adaptability of its software, intuitive user interface and dedicated support services – helping this FORTUNE 500 company to…
STAR application simplifies compliance, saves time and boosts efficiency for global firm
StarCompliance technology enables US compliance team to manage the compliance requirements and improve regulatory performance for a global workforce of more than 7,800 employees.
Cryptocurrencies: Stay Informed And Stay Tuned
Cryptocurrencies are here to stay, but compliance teams are in wait-and-see mode
StarCompliance Launches New Website With Industry Leading Knowledge Base
ROCKVILLE, MD February 8, 2018 – Today, StarCompliance announced the relaunch of its website: www.starcompliance.com.
StarCompliance and Luminate Capital Announce Strategic Investment
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Should software companies offer prospective clients a Proof of Concept (POC) engagement?
A few years ago, our company invested in some training for our sales team.
Preventing Conflict of Interest Violations. Are you covered?
Recently, the SEC found a large fund complex in violation of sections 203(e) and 203(k) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 “…the company’s…
Just Between Friends
Insider trading protection has been a necessity since the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
Making a giant leap forward
StarCompliance is making a giant leap forward to ensuring its clients stay a step ahead in the race for regulatory compliance.
StarCompliance Announces Strategic Enhancement to Executive Management Team with Industry Veteran
StarCompliance, a leading provider of compliance software in the financial services industry, announced today Todd Spillane has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer.
Back to the future – leading software company StarCompliance returns to York
A leading provider of compliance and regulatory software solutions, Star Compliance, has recently relocated from its base in York city centre back to York…
StarCompliance adds international news feeds to compliance software to address continuing crack-down
Star Compliance announced today that it has added international news feeds into the Insider Trading module of its compliance software solution.
Insider Trading compares employee, firm and client transactions against market events to detect trades based upon Material Non Public Information (MNPI)
StarCompliance announced today the release of its Insider Trading compliance software to help firms comply with rules around the use of MNPI when conducting…
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