ACAMS External Faculty

Meet the experts behind ACAMS certifications. Our global faculty includes experienced professionals and subject matter experts who shape each program and provide practical insights across industries and regions.

CAMS

Shawki Ahwash, CAMS, CGSS

Anti-Financial Crime Consultant - AML/CFT and Sanctions Expert

Hussam Al-Abed, CAMS, CGSS, CKYCA

Director - Financial Crime Compliance Training and Consulting
FCC Consultants FZE

Jhenny Andrade de Guzmán, CAMS

Directora Ejecutiva
ARASCO

Lydra Arkaxhiu, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-RM

Regional Compliance Director Mediterranean & Africa
Coface

Judith Assouly, CAMS

Ethics and Financial Compliance Consultant

Samar Baasiri, CAMS

Head of AML Department
BankMed

Christopher Bagnall, CAMS, CAMS-FCI

Solutions Director
Quantexa

Yevgeniya Balyasna-Hooghiemstra, CAMS

Nathalie Bosse, CAMS, CGSS

Founder
T&Co

Clarice Bramley, CAMS, CAMS-RM

Gladys M. Castellano, CAMS

Gerente BSA
Santander

Sandro Garcia Rojas Castillo, CAMS

CEO and Founder
Lex Quo Group

William A. Chapman, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Director
Aub Chapman Consulting Services

Zubin Farrokh Chichgar, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Group Head, Compliance Operations
Emirates NBD

Dr. Pamela L. Connell, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-FCI

Financial Intelligence SME
National Security Agency

Brien Coram, CAMS, CGSS, CCAS

Program Manager, Financial Crime Transformation
Westpac Pacific Bank

Pijush Das, CAMS

Director of Training and Development
Crowe Academy

Dave Dekkers, CAMS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI

Managing Parter
Dekkers Services & Solutions

Gregory Dellas, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-RM, CAFCA, CKYCA, CTMA

Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer
ECOMMBX

Ross Delston, CAMS, CTCE

Attorney and Expert Witness
Law Office of Ross Delston

Dustin James Eaton, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-RM

Head of Risk and Compliance
Seis

Sandra Edun-Watler, CAMS

Regulatory Consulting
Edun-Watler Consulting

Tarik Eker, CAMS

Board Member
ACAMS Germany Chapter

Hossam Mohamed Abd El Rahman, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Group Chairman & Managing Director
Allied Compliance Consultants (ACC)

Barry D. Emmert, CAMS

Director Office of Regulatory Policy, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Policy Division
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Sandrine Formica, CAMS

Legal Expert
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)

Nicolas Franco, CAMS

Managing Director
BDO

Lisa Gaertner, CAMS

Review Examiner, Anti-Money Laundering Section (Retired)
FDIC

Aaron Gogley, CAMS, CCAS

Special Agent (Retired)
IRS Criminal Investigation

Justin Gruenberg, CAMS

BSA/AML Internal Audit Director
PNC Bank

Alan Hampton, CAMS, CGSS

Senior Financial Investigator
ASRC Federal

Matthew Hogan, CAMS

Detective / Task force Officer
Connecticut State Police

Cory Howard, CAMS, CCAS

Head of FCC Strategic Change
Coinbase

Gunawan Husin, CAMS

Director and Principal Consultant
Australasia Solutions Pty Ltd, Australia

Mark Jagger, CAMS

Chief Executive Officer
Actual2 Inc.

Megan Jeffries, CAMS

Independent Contractor

Sana Khan, CAMS, CAMS-RM, CGSS, CCAS, CKYCA

Barrister-at-Law
Supportica Group

Aaron Lau, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI

Head of Fraud Investigation and AML Compliance
AITLAU Management Services

Dennis M. Lormel, CAMS

Ranjit Malik, CAMS

Certified AML Faculty
Ranjit Malik Consultancy and Advisory Services

Scott McCleskey, CAMS

Head of Instruction and Subject Matter Expert
ACAMS

Andy McDonald MBA, CAMS

Risk and Financial Crime Adviser
Former Head of Specialist Investigations and Head of UK National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit (NTFIU)

Angela Mele, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Founder / Managing Director
RiskPass AML + Compliance Ltd.

Yasuhiro Morishita, CAMS, CGSS

Advisor
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities

Inga Mukane, CAMS

Financial Crime Consultant

Lokesh Naik, CAMS, CGSS

Compliance Officer
Western Union

Eoghan Nihill, CAMS, CGSS, CCAS, CAMS-RM

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
The Citco Group Limited

Mireya Valverde Okón, CAMS

Asesora de Presidencia, Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores
Copresidenta, Capitulo ACAMS Mexico

Holger Pauco-Dirscherl, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS FCI, CAMS-RM, CAFS, CKYCA, CTMA, CAFCA

Independent AML/CFT Expert

Alexandre Pinot, CAMS

Head of Global Expansion
Arival Bank

Samar Pratt, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Managing Director
Capgemini

Ranjani Rangan, CAMS

Executive Director and CEO
Changi Travel Exchange Pte Ltd

Luis Reyna, CAMS

Special Agent
IRS-CI

Brandi Reynolds, CAMS, CCAS, CAMS-Audit

Managing Director
Bates Group LLC

Andrea Rivera, CAMS

AML Consultant
Consulting Firm

Toru Sakamuro, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit

Head of Compliance AML Officer
CTBC Bank Tokyo Branch

Michael Schidlow, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Professor and Lecturer
Consultant

Kenneth Simmons, CRCM, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI, CAMS-RM

CEO
Compliance & AML Solutions

Barbara Singh, CAMS

Managing Director
C&C Compliance & Conduct Advisors

Brian Smith, CAMS

Chief Executive Officer
Financial Ridgelines LLC

Jack Sonnenschein, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Founder and Principal
Compliance Navigation LLC

Anna Stylianou, CAMS, CCAS

Business Owner
AML Cube

Kevin Sullivan, CAMS

President
The AML

Hirofumi Suzuki, CAMS, CGSS

Senior Manager
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

Deni Ratno Tama, CAMS

Partner
EY Indonesia

Ahmad Tarteer, CAMS-Audit, CGSS, CCM, CPT

Assistant General Manager - Compliance Group
SAIB

Don Temple, CAMS

BSA/AML Consultants

John F. Tobon, CAMS

Assistant Director (Retired)
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

Kevin Toth, CAMS, CAMS-FCI

AML Manager
Capital One

David Tyree, CAMS

United States Compliance Officer
Asset Reality

Kevin Tyrrell, CAMS

Senior Vice President
Citi

Anastasiia Vasylieva, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-RM

Head of Compliance
UnaFinancial

Latha Venkataraman, CAMS, CAMS-RM

Associate Vice President, Compliance Training
Emirates NBD

Luz Maria Villafuerte, CAMS

Directora General, Atención de Autoridades
CNBV

Raymond Villanueva, CAMS

Director of Risk Advisory Services
Kaufman Rossin

Peter D. Wild, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Founder
AML Solutions

Crispin Yuen, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Director
Custos Advisory PTY Ltd

Yin (Adam) Zhang, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-RM, CAFS

Consultant, AFC Solution
ACAMS

CGSS

Shawki Ahwash, CAMS, CGSS

Anti-Financial Crime Consultant - AML/CFT and Sanctions Expert

Hussam Al-Abed, CAMS, CGSS, CKYCA

Director - Financial Crime Compliance Training and Consulting
FCC Consultants FZE

Lydra Arkaxhiu, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-RM

Regional Compliance Director Mediterranean & Africa
Coface

Nathalie Bosse, CAMS, CGSS

Founder
T&Co

Malika Bouzizoua, CGSS

Compliance Specialist - Expert Compliance Officer
AXA en France

Lauren E. Connell, CGSS

Director, Compliance & Integrity
Nielsen

Gregory Dellas, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-RM, CAFCA, CKYCA, CTMA

Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer
ECOMMBX

Dustin James Eaton, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-RM

Head of Risk and Compliance
Seis

David Gagaille, CGSS

Partner
Ericius Solutions

Alan Hampton, CAMS, CGSS

Senior Financial Investigator
ASRC Federal

Sana Khan, CAMS, CAMS-RM, CGSS, CCAS, CKYCA

Barrister-at-Law
Supportica Group

Aaron Lau, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI

Head of Fraud Investigation and AML Compliance
AITLAU Management Services

Yasuhiro Morishita, CAMS, CGSS

Advisor
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities

Eoghan Nihill, CAMS, CGSS, CCAS, CAMS-RM

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
The Citco Group Limited

Holger Pauco-Dirscherl, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS FCI, CAMS-RM, CAFS, CKYCA, CTMA, CAFCA

Independent AML/CFT Expert

Irina Petenoka, CAMS, CGSS

Group Financial Crime Compliance Officer

Toru Sakamuro, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit

Head of Compliance AML Officer
CTBC Bank Tokyo Branch

Kenneth Simmons, CRCM, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI, CAMS-RM

CEO
Compliance & AML Solutions

Hirofumi Suzuki, CAMS, CGSS

Senior Manager
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

Ahmad Tarteer, CAMS-Audit, CGSS, CCM, CPT

Assistant General Manager - Compliance Group
SAIB

Anastasiia Vasylieva, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-RM

Head of Compliance
UnaFinancial

Yin (Adam) Zhang, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-RM, CAFS

Consultant, AFC Solution
ACAMS

CCAS

Iqbal Azad, CCAS

Director, Global Intelligence
Coinbase London

Kinsey Cronin, CCAS

Blockchain Risk & Intelligence
TRM Labs

Nico Di Gabriele, CCAS

Senior Lead Supervisor
European Central Bank

Matthias Greiller, CAMS, CGSS, CCAS, CKYCA, CTMA, CAMS-RM

Head Anti Financial Crime / MLRO
Bitcoin Suisse AG

Cory Howard, CAMS, CCAS

Head of FCC Strategic Change
Coinbase

Faisal Islam, CCAS

AML SME
Fintech/Regtech

Sana Khan, CAMS, CAMS-RM, CGSS, CCAS, CKYCA

Barrister-at-Law
Supportica Group

Aaron Lau, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI

Head of Fraud Investigation and AML Compliance
AITLAU Management Services

Fabrizio Lorini, CCAS

CCO – MLRO
XGD EUROPE

Eoghan Nihill, CAMS, CGSS, CCAS, CAMS-RM

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
The Citco Group Limited

Brandi Reynolds, CAMS, CCAS, CAMS-Audit

Managing Director
Bates Group LLC

Shelley Schachter-Cahm, CCAS

Chief Compliance Officer
CEX.IO

Anna Stylianou, CAMS, CCAS

Business Owner
AML Cube

Chris Tyrrell, CCAS

Chief Compliance Officer
EDX Markets

CAFS

Fahid Chowdhury, CAFS

Senior Manager - Transactional Fraud Strategy & Intelligence
NewDay Bank

Dave Dekkers, CAMS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI

Managing Parter
Dekkers Services & Solutions

Scott Edwards, CAMS, CAFS

SVP - Director Fraud Risk Management
Bank of Oklahoma

Edward Gillson, CAFS

Senior Fraud Specialist
Vanguard Asset Management

Madiha Kanwal

Senior Customer Success Manager in the EMEA region
Feedzai

Louise Lau, CAFS, CAMS

Deputy MLRO
Bank of East Asia

Lloyd E. McIntyre III, CAFS

Examination Specialist (Fraud)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Holger Pauco-Dirscherl, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS FCI, CAMS-RM, CAFS, CKYCA, CTMA, CAFCA

Independent AML/CFT Expert

Christopher Smith, CAFS

Senior Director
Outseer

Advanced CAMS-Audit

William A. Chapman, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Director
Aub Chapman Consulting Services

Zubin Farrokh Chichgar, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Group Head, Compliance Operations
Emirates NBD

Dave Dekkers, CAMS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI

Managing Parter
Dekkers Services & Solutions

Hossam Mohamed Abd El Rahman, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Group Chairman & Managing Director
Allied Compliance Consultants (ACC)

Aaron Lau, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI

Head of Fraud Investigation and AML Compliance
AITLAU Management Services

Holger Pauco-Dirscherl, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS FCI, CAMS-RM, CAFS, CKYCA, CTMA, CAFCA

Independent AML/CFT Expert

Brandi Reynolds, CAMS, CCAS, CAMS-Audit

Managing Director
Bates Group LLC

Toru Sakamuro, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit

Head of Compliance AML Officer
CTBC Bank Tokyo Branch

Michael Schidlow, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Professor and Lecturer
Consultant

Jack Sonnenschein, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Founder and Principal
Compliance Navigation LLC

Anastasiia Vasylieva, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-RM

Head of Compliance
UnaFinancial

Peter D. Wild, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Founder
AML Solutions

Crispin Yuen, CAMS, CAMS-Audit

Director
Custos Advisory PTY Ltd

Advanced CAMS-FCI

Christopher Bagnall, CAMS, CAMS-FCI

Solutions Director
Quantexa

Dave Dekkers, CAMS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI

Managing Parter
Dekkers Services & Solutions

Aaron Lau, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI

Head of Fraud Investigation and AML Compliance
AITLAU Management Services

Holger Pauco-Dirscherl, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS FCI, CAMS-RM, CAFS, CKYCA, CTMA, CAFCA

Independent AML/CFT Expert

Kevin Toth, CAMS, CAMS-FCI

AML Manager
Capital One

Advanced CAMS-RM

Lydra Arkaxhiu, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-RM

Regional Compliance Director Mediterranean & Africa
Coface

Clarice Bramley, CAMS, CAMS-RM

Gregory Dellas, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-RM, CAFCA, CKYCA, CTMA

Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer
ECOMMBX

Dustin James Eaton, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-RM

Head of Risk and Compliance
Seis

Matthias Greiller, CAMS, CGSS, CCAS, CKYCA, CTMA, CAMS-RM

Head Anti Financial Crime / MLRO
Bitcoin Suisse AG

Sana Khan, CAMS, CAMS-RM, CGSS, CCAS, CKYCA

Barrister-at-Law
Supportica Group

Eoghan Nihill, CAMS, CGSS, CCAS, CAMS-RM

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
The Citco Group Limited

Holger Pauco-Dirscherl, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS FCI, CAMS-RM, CAFS, CKYCA, CTMA, CAFCA

Independent AML/CFT Expert

Kenneth Simmons, CRCM, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI, CAMS-RM

CEO
Compliance & AML Solutions

Anastasiia Vasylieva, CAMS, CGSS, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-RM

Head of Compliance
UnaFinancial