Recognized risk management expert with more than 15 years of experience in providing startups through Fortune 500 companies with strategy intelligence, advisory services and witness testimony. At Stratis, he manages an international portfolio of FinTech startups, money service businesses, financial institutions, government agencies, universities, and entertainment companies. Brian has served as an expert witness in domestic and global civil and regulatory matters related to AML and digital currency compliance. He also serves as a consultant to SONY Pictures’ Crackle streaming platform 20-episode series “StartUp.”

Previously, Brian led Booz Allen Hamilton’s San Francisco-based strategy and risk practice, advising boards of directors, audit and compliance committees, and executive management teams of financial institutions, money service businesses and global intelligence firms. He is the lead strategic designer of ACAMS Advanced Certification Program, including the CAMS-Audit and CAMS-FCI (Financial Crimes Investigations) Advanced Certifications. Brian also serves as a guest lecturer at New York University’s Law School and Stern School of Business on AML laws, regulations and digital currency compliance, and he is a frequent presenter at global risk, compliance and FinTech conferences. He has been featured in a wide range of publications including the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businessweek.

He is chairman of the ACAMS Chapter Steering Committee, an executive board member of the award-winning ACAMS Northern California Chapter and is an ACAMS faculty member for the Advanced Certification Program and CAMS Examination Prep. Brian also serves as a Mentor for the Envestnet | Yodlee and Commerce Innovated Incubators for FinTech startups.

In 2014, Brian received Stony Brook University’s Top 40 Under Forty Award. He received his Juris Doctor from New York Law School and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Stony Brook University.