In 1995, following a twenty year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 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, money laundering and terrorist financing.
In May 2004, Chris established CHRISMATHERS INC., a private crime and risk consulting firm in Toronto, Canada.
Chris is a popular media commentator and speaker on organized crime and terrorism, appearing regularly in Canada and the US major media outlets. He has served as a consultant on several feature films and documentaries relating to organized crime, espionage and money laundering. He is the author of the bestselling non-fiction book, CRIME SCHOOL: Money Laundering.
Some of the Chris’ most recent assignments have been:
Providing technical assistance, mentoring and training to the Nigerian government’s anti-corruption agencies on behalf of the UK government’s Justice For All Program.
Independent testing of Anti-Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing (AML/TF) practices and creation of appropriate compliance programs at numerous Canadian and foreign financial institutions.
Designing and delivering training on AML/TF to domestic and foreign financial institutions.
Conducting an offshore asset tracing and money laundering investigation on behalf of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-For-Food Programme.
Providing expert evidence on behalf of a Canadian financial institution at the Federal Competition Tribunal on money laundering/terrorist financing practices.
Foreign and domestic due diligence
Cyber-Security and Forensics
Workplace harassment investigations
Anti-money laundering compliance
Investigation of complex financial crimes
Physical Security and Internal Controls Reviews for the Mining Industry
Design and implementation of training courses for the financial sector, government, law enforcement and intelligence agencies.