Full Name
Will Voorhees
Job Title
Sr. Director of Global Compliance Operations
Company
Coinbase
Speaker Bio
Will Voorhees serves as the Sr. Director of Global Compliance Operations at Coinbase. Will’s prevue is within the Anti-Money Laundering program for the firm with responsibilities for EDD, Sanctions screening and SAM Investigations.
Will joined Coinbase in June of 2025, after a year as an AML Executive at Bank of America proceeded by serving as the Head of Fraud for Truist Financial Inc. In his eight years at Truist, he held a series of Financial Crimes leadership roles that included leading the Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering Operations/Financial Intelligence Unit, Economic Sanctions and Disputes areas.
Prior to Truist, Will was the Head of Financial Crimes and the AML Officer for Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, CA. He built their FIU, EDD and Sanctions Program and administered the BSA Compliance function for the bank. Will also managed Card and Merchant Services, as well as Global Operations Services during his eight-year tenure at SVB. Before SVB Will was an AML consultant at numerous other financial institutions, a forensic accountant, private investigator and law enforcement officer. Will volunteers with professional organizations to deliver training and lectures on Fraud, AML and Crypto Currencies to banks, governments and law enforcement around the world.
Will is a US Army veteran of the Gulf War and graduated with a Master’s of Forensic Accounting from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. Will lives in Belmont, NC with his wife, Lauren, and two children, Sydney and Ryan.
Will joined Coinbase in June of 2025, after a year as an AML Executive at Bank of America proceeded by serving as the Head of Fraud for Truist Financial Inc. In his eight years at Truist, he held a series of Financial Crimes leadership roles that included leading the Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering Operations/Financial Intelligence Unit, Economic Sanctions and Disputes areas.
Prior to Truist, Will was the Head of Financial Crimes and the AML Officer for Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, CA. He built their FIU, EDD and Sanctions Program and administered the BSA Compliance function for the bank. Will also managed Card and Merchant Services, as well as Global Operations Services during his eight-year tenure at SVB. Before SVB Will was an AML consultant at numerous other financial institutions, a forensic accountant, private investigator and law enforcement officer. Will volunteers with professional organizations to deliver training and lectures on Fraud, AML and Crypto Currencies to banks, governments and law enforcement around the world.
Will is a US Army veteran of the Gulf War and graduated with a Master’s of Forensic Accounting from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. Will lives in Belmont, NC with his wife, Lauren, and two children, Sydney and Ryan.
