Michael
Letson
Michael J. Letson leads the Financial Crimes Analytics Team in Global Financial Crimes for Bank of America. Financial Crimes Analytics identifies financial crimes risk through human intelligence and surveillance. They conduct proactive analytics to identify new trends and potential vulnerabilities within the Bank. Letson joined Global Financial Crimes in 2016 leading the Strategic Analytics team before taking his current role in 2019. Previously, he served as Audit Manager for Bank of America’s Global Financial Crimes Audit Team, where he lead the implementation of automated testing and analytics to identify control gaps, and risks associated with the financial crimes program. Prior to serving as Audit Manager, Letson spent 11 years in a variety of roles supporting Corporate Audit by developing innovative methods for more efficient and robust testing of “big data” to target significant risk. He has a long background in process improvement and business controls. He has had experience covering all the major products and services offered by the company. He is a graduate of Marist College and lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and four children.