John Gill is the President of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). He also serves as an advisory member to the ACFE Board of Regents.
Gill began his career at the ACFE in 1995 as its first general counsel. He then created, and was the first director of, the ACFE’s research and publications department. He most recently served as Chief Training Officer where he oversaw all of the ACFE’s training activities.
In 2006, he developed the CFE Exam Review Course, which he has taught on six continents. He has also conducted training for Fortune 50 companies; federal, state, and local government agencies; and professional organizations across the globe.
Prior to joining the ACFE, Gill was an attorney in the Austin, Texas, office of the Bragg, Smithers and Curry law firm, where he was involved with civil fraud, insurance and deceptive trade practices cases.
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Michael “Bret” Hood has over 25 years of experience working financial crimes as a Special Agent and Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is a financial crime, ethics, money laundering, and leadership expert. Bret retired from the FBI in July of 2016. During his career, Bret has worked on some of the most infamous cases in American history, including 9/11, the Oklahoma City Bombing, and the multi-billion dollar HealthSouth fraud case. Because of his experience, Bret was chosen to be an adviser when the FBI created their executive leadership development programs and was selected to be a leadership instructor at the FBI’s National Academy, a ten-week college program for law enforcement executives from all over the world.
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Vanessa joined FINRA in 2023 as a Senior Principal Investigator in FINRA’s Cyber-Enabled Fraud Unit. In this role, she leads a team investigating cyber incidents that impact investors and FINRA member firms, with a focus on threat actor activities.
Prior to FINRA, Vanessa served over 15 years as a senior intelligence analyst at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where her expertise in investigations and intelligence analysis centered on emerging technology.
