Adam Crabtree

Chair

Founder and CEO, NCS Analytics

Adam Crabtree is Founder and CEO of NCS Analytics and Chair of the CFIG Board of Directors. Adam built NCS on the belief that massive datasets can be made simple enough to drive real-time decisions, and he has grown it into a leader in compliance intelligence for high-risk industries. NCS partners with regulators in Michigan, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Delaware, and Vermont and with the California Cannabis Authority, monitoring thousands of licenses across multiple states. In 2026 NCS launched NCS Thea, a lending intelligence platform that gives banks and credit unions government-verified operational data on cannabis borrowers. Adam speaks frequently on data governance, automated enforcement, and cannabis lending.

Steven Kemmerling

Vice Chair

Founder and CEO, CRB Monitor

Steven Kemmerling is Founder and CEO of CRB Monitor and Vice Chair of the CFIG Board of Directors. CRB Monitor runs the most comprehensive database on the cannabis industry, tracking more than 100,000 cannabis-related businesses, 270,000 licenses, and 150,000 beneficial owners. Hundreds of financial institutions with more than $6 trillion in combined assets rely on its data for KYC, enhanced due diligence, onboarding, and ongoing monitoring. Steve created the "Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3" risk framework that most institutions use in their cannabis policies, and he has briefed the FFIEC, including all federal banking regulators and relevant law enforcement agencies. He speaks often at ACAMS and financial compliance events. Earlier in his career he worked in investment banking at Bank of America and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

Saphira Galoob

Secretary

CEO, United States Cannabis Roundtable

Saphira Galoob is CEO of the United States Cannabis Roundtable and Secretary of the CFIG Board of Directors. A lawyer with more than a decade in federal cannabis policy, she is one of the architects of how the industry engages Washington. In 2016 she founded The Liaison Group, the first Washington lobbying firm focused solely on cannabis. In 2018 she launched the National Cannabis Roundtable and later led its merger with the U.S. Cannabis Council to form USCR, whose members have the largest footprint in the regulated U.S. cannabis industry. She created CFIG to give the banks, credit unions, and financial services companies that serve cannabis businesses a voice in Washington, and she co-founded the Global Cannabis Regulatory Summit.

Keri Cain

Treasurer

SVP and Director of Special Programs, Regent Bank

Keri Cain is Senior Vice President and Director of Special Programs at Regent Bank and Treasurer of the CFIG Board of Directors. She leads Regent's work in niche and emerging markets, including affinity banking, merchant acquiring, and cannabis and hemp banking. Keri built and scaled Regent's national cannabis banking program, which has been named a Top Cannabis Bank at the PBC Conference in multiple years, and she has been recognized as a Top Cannabis Banking Professional. She works closely with regulators, industry associations, and partners to advance responsible banking in complex markets. Before banking, Keri spent 18 years at Gap Inc., most recently as Director of Store Operations for North America, where she partnered closely with audit, risk, and compliance teams.

Kevin Hart is Founder and CEO of Green Check Verified and a Director on the CFIG Board. Green Check is the leading compliance platform connecting the cannabis industry to banking, lending, and payments. Under Kevin's leadership it has grown to serve more than 200 financial institutions and 12,000 connected cannabis businesses, supporting more than $1.5 billion in monthly transaction volume. He has expanded the company through two strategic acquisitions and built partnerships across financial services. Kevin brings more than 40 years of enterprise technology experience, including several IPOs and multiple acquisitions, and has held executive and turnaround roles at Tekserve, Optum, IMI, and Dun & Bradstreet Software.

Tony Repanich

Director

President and CEO, Shield Compliance

Tony Repanich is President and CEO of Shield Compliance and a Director on the CFIG Board. He sets Shield's strategy and is the principal architect of its compliance solutions, which help financial institutions manage risk and serve high-risk industries, including legal cannabis. Tony brings more than 30 years in financial services, including two decades as a senior executive at a Washington State community bank, with deep expertise in banking operations, regulatory compliance, and risk management. He also serves on the boards of the U.S. Cannabis Roundtable, the Association for Cannabis Banking, and the Emerging Markets Coalition, where he helps shape industry standards and policy.