Full Name
Will Voorhees
Job Title
AML Executive
Company
Bank of America
Speaker Bio
Will Voorhees serves as the Global Financial Crimes Executive over Automated Detection Models for Bank of America. Will’s prevue is within the Anti-Money Laundering program for the bank with responsibilities for the efficacy and soundness of the automated models for the Company’s Financial Crimes Risk Program.
Will joined Bank of America in June of 2024, after 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. In his most recent role, Will worked to reduce fraud losses by one-third while cutting operational costs and increasing positive client experience. As the Sr. Director of the FIU, Will’s efforts helped the firm to close a public regulatory order in less than a year. In 2019, BB&T Merged with SunTrust to form Truist and Will was tasked with brining two disparate organizations within the financial crimes program space together operationally and selecting surviving technology.
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 Bank of America in June of 2024, after 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. In his most recent role, Will worked to reduce fraud losses by one-third while cutting operational costs and increasing positive client experience. As the Sr. Director of the FIU, Will’s efforts helped the firm to close a public regulatory order in less than a year. In 2019, BB&T Merged with SunTrust to form Truist and Will was tasked with brining two disparate organizations within the financial crimes program space together operationally and selecting surviving technology.
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.
