John J.
Byrne, Esq., CAMS
John is Executive Vice President and Chairman of the Advisory Board at AML RightSource. He is also an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government at the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TRACC).
Byrne is an internationally known regulatory and legislative attorney, and one of the leading AML community voices for over 35 years. He has experience in a vast array of financial service related issues, with particular expertise in regulatory oversight, policy and governance, anti-money laundering (AML), privacy and terrorist financing.
John has received numerous awards, including the Director's Medal for Exceptional Service from the US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) Distinguished Service Award for his career work in the compliance field, the Patricia Wise Award from the West Coast AML Forum (WCAML) as well as several awards for writing columns and blogs and for his podcast, AML Now (which has become “AML Conversations”). He also serves on Marquette University’s Commercial Banking Board and a number of other boards and steering committees.