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Chris Mathers

Crime, Terrorism, and Security Expert

WEB Mathers headshot Nov 2023
The 10-80-10 Theory
Out of the Silence
Staying Safe Against Online Attacks | Chris Mathers
Crime's Online Reality | Chris Mathers
What the Dark Web is All About | Chris Mathers
Chris
WEB Mathers headshot Nov 2023
The 10-80-10 Theory
Out of the Silence
Staying Safe Against Online Attacks | Chris Mathers
Crime's Online Reality | Chris Mathers
What the Dark Web is All About | Chris Mathers

Chris Mathers spent most of his 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 even a money launderer, Mathers has seen and done it all. He takes audiences into the underworld that only he can describe, letting people in on the stunning stories and secrets harboured by terrorists and those involved in organized crime.

Mathers retired after a 20-year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He then joined the Forensic Division of the international accounting firm, KPMG in 1995. He was appointed to the position of President of KPMG Corporate Intelligence Inc. in 1999, where he was responsible for international due diligence, asset recovery operations, and the investigation and prevention of organized crime and money laundering.

A popular media commentator and speaker, Mathers 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, and all Canadian national news networks as well as media outlets in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and the Caribbean.

Mathers is a unique, humorous, and fascinating speaker who touches on issues from security, hiring decisions, and background checks to money laundering, corporate fraud, and the incredible impact artificial intelligence (AI) is having on the prevention and spread of crime. Mathers offers wise insights on human character and organizational culture that can help you spot and avoid the perils of white-collar crime.

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Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

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  • I’ve known Chris for years. From the first time I met him in Panama (see the chapter on Noriega, where Chris talks about the hotel we stayed in having been purchased with drug money!), I’ve come to respect and admire him as not only the best connected guy in this business, but one of the most entertaining and knowledgeable writers and speakers on international criminal organizations and money laundering techniques.

  • A human chameleon.

  • Chris’ credibility and engaging approach will scare the hell out of you and keep you riveted at the same time.

  • Dead smart and tough. He’s one of the most dangerous men I know. Thank God he’s on the side of the good guys.

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