Chris Mathers

Chris Mathers spent most of his adult life working undercover for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, US Drug Enforcement Administration and the US Customs Service. Posing as a gangster, a drug trafficker and finally as a money launderer, Mathers has done it all, and his book, CRIME SCHOOL: Money Laundering, tells it all.

Chris Mathers retired after a 20-year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. At the time of his retirement, he was the senior undercover operator at the RCMP Proceeds of Crime Section where he established and operated a number of "storefront" money laundering businesses in Canada and the US, targeting Colombian, Russian and Asian organized crime groups. Chris personally infiltrated criminal organizations in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe.

In 1995, Chris joined the Forensic division of the international accounting firm, KPMG. In 1999, he was appointed to the position of President of KPMG Corporate Intelligence Inc. where he was responsible for international due diligence, asset recovery operations and the investigation and prevention of organized crime and money laundering.

In 2004, Chris established his own firm where he provides crime and risk consulting services to selected domestic and international clients, specializing in fraud, money laundering, terrorism and organized crime issues.

In 2005, Chris concluded an offshore asset tracing assignment on behalf of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-For-Food Program in Iraq.

As a speaker, Chris’ controversial style describes the secret underworld of gangsters and terrorists, explaining the terms and identifying the characters, in a candid, no-punches-pulled style that is consistent with this extraordinary man.

Chris is a popular media commentator and speaker and has served as a consultant on several feature films and documentaries relating to organized crime, espionage and money laundering. He has appeared on television and radio interviews on CNN, PBS, MSNBC, all of the Canadian national news networks as well as media outlets in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and the Caribbean.

Overview: For 20 years Chris Mathers, was employed as an undercover agent for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, personally infiltrating criminal groups in Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. He conducted numerous international investigations for the FBI, DEA, US Customs Service, Interpol, Scotland Yard and various European federal agencies.

He eventually left law enforcement to set up and run the Corporate Intelligence Division of one of the largest forensic accounting firms in the world. Chris now operates his own crime and risk consulting firm providing advice to a select group of international clients in the areas of organized crime, terror, fraud and money laundering.

A compelling storyteller, with an entertaining and often outrageous style, Chris has delighted audiences in more than 30 countries with his insider's view of the world of crime, politics, terror and espionage.

Chris is in great demand as a keynote speaker at conferences and corporate retreats. Whether the audience are front-line staff, sales managers, corporate executives, teachers, entrepreneurs, trades people or parents, there are many lessons to be learned from his life of crime.

Touching on issues from security, hiring decisions and background checks to money laundering schemes, corporate fraud, bribery, blackmail, extortion and more; Chris offers wise insights on human character and organizational culture that can help you to spot and avoid the perils of white collar crime. Chris is a unique, humorous and fascinating speaker.

One thing that all audiences agree on is, that after hearing Chris, you'll never look at the world in the same way again.

These are just a few of the many possible subject ideas that may be suitable for your event. If you desire, Chris can customize a topic that will fit your requirements.

CYBER-SECURITY in CANADIAN BUSINESS

How secure is your company’s computer network? Are you vulnerable to hackers? Are you at risk from your own employees?

Chris Mathers, a former RCMP officer, now a risk and security consultant, will take you on a tour of the world of cyber-crime. A world where your computer, or maybe even your company’s entire network, is at serious risk of penetration and compromise by computer hackers, spies, identity thieves and maybe even your own employees!

Chris explains, in layman’s terms, the truths and myths about cyber security; what the real threats are; and, how you can prevent a serious incident that could impact your reputation, your profitability and maybe even the future of your company.

FRAUD

• Fraud - Making Money the Old-Fashioned Way
• Fraud in the Securities Industry

MONEY LAUNDERING

• Organized Crime, Money Laundering and Other Bad Things
• Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
• Money Laundering Issues for Board Members

TERRORISM

• Terrorist Financing Methods

ORGANIZED CRIME

• Crime in Business and the Business of Crime
• All Mobbed Up and No Place to Go
• Crime in the 21st Century

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Travel Security-Doing Business in Dangerous Places
• The Necessity for Foreign Due Diligence
• International Business Risk

CRIME

• Identity Theft
• The Detection of Deception-Body Language and Non-verbal Communication

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Issues in Computer Crime
• How Safe is Your IT Environment?

RISK

• Workplace Violence and Sexual Harassment
• Espionage in the Workplace
• Ethics and Integrity in the Workplace

MOTIVATIONAL

• My Life - 20 Years Undercover

FINANCE

• "But I Don't Want to be a Compliance Officer!"
• How to Survive a Visit from the Regulators

Chris Mathers is represented by K&M Productions for speaking engagements. For more information and booking Chris Mathers, simply contact us.