David Byrne, a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, is an expert in financial crimes compliance with over a decade of experience in the financial industry. His background includes seven years as a financial regulator focused on AML/Fraud/Risk compliance operations, audits, and investigations, as well as three years of entrepreneurial and consulting experience in securities fraud and financial advisor exploitation of clients. Byrne is currently part of the Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Compliance team at DriveWealth, and he has previously held positions such as Founder at BrightLights and Program Manager of the Anti-Money Laundering Investigative Unit at FINRA. He is a Virginia Tech alumnus with a B.S. and B.A. in Finance and English.

Byrne's professional expertise includes financial crimes compliance, fraud detection, anti-money laundering, OFAC reporting, and counter-terrorist financing. He is also passionate about Bitcoin, blockchain, and decentralized finance, which he believes has the potential to provide all of humanity access to the financial world.