Mariah Gause currently serves as Chief Operating Officer. She is responsible for steering the organization's strategic direction and overseeing key initiatives that will shape ACAMS' long-term trajectory and impact across the anti-financial crime (AFC) community.

Mariah joined ACAMS in November 2020 as the Vice President of Finance and Global Operations and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) and ACAMS Executive Board Member in 2022.  Prior to joining ACAMS he had a progressive finance and leadership career through General Electric (GE), Experian, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL.

Mariah earned her Bachelor of Science in Finance from Clemson University and her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.