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Damian Williams is the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Nominated in August 2021 and confirmed by the United States Senate in October 2021, Mr. Williams is the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District.

Prior to his confirmation as United States Attorney, Mr. Williams served as Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the Southern District of New York. As an Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Williams primarily investigated and prosecuted white collar cases involving corruption in financial markets and politics. Among other matters, he prosecuted Congressman Chris Collins for insider trading and lying to the FBI, and New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for bribery, extortion, and money laundering.

Mr. Williams earned an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University, an M.Phil. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge, and a J.D. from Yale Law School. He served as a law clerk to Judge Merrick B. Garland of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and then to Justice John Paul Stevens of the United States Supreme Court.

Shaun Barry is a renowned expert in fraud and integrity, with a specific focus on government and healthcare. Shaun has worked to foster innovation and efficiency globally with governments at central, state/provincial and local levels), healthcare payers, and other organizations for 30 years. He is a frequent speaker at industry events, and he has testified before legislative bodies for numerous governments. Shaun has also served on advisory boards that provide citizen oversight to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Presently, he oversees a team of 35 experts who use data and analytics to help government and healthcare organizations work better.

Prior to joining SAS, Shaun worked as a public servant for U.S. state government agencies in Ohio and South Carolina. For the state of Ohio, he served as the top aide to Tax Commissioner Roger Tracy and was responsible for replacing the IT systems that supported the Department of Taxation.

Shaun holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Public Policy degree from Duke University.

Jeremy Dane’s career has focused on providing consulting in civil and criminal matters with a particular emphasis and specialized expertise in forensic accounting, fraud investigations, fraud due diligence reviews and compliance assessments. With more than 23 years of investigations and compliance experience, Jeremy is frequently engaged as both a litigation consultant and forensic accountant, primarily in the areas of fraudulent schemes (e.g., kickbacks) and corruption and bribery (e.g., Foreign Corruption Practices Act). His work conducting investigations and compliance assessments has taken him around the globe to service clients in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Jeremy has experience in helping his clients strengthen their controls to prevent, detect and monitor for fraud; he also helps catch the individuals who are defrauding them. His strengths include designing and implementing anti-corruption compliance programs, performing compliance assessments and investigating potential fraud at his clients.

Corey is a Partner with BDO’s Forensics practice and the leader of the Data Forensics practice. He specializes in data analytics pertaining to the detection of fraud, bribery, corruption, compliance risks, and other forms of nefarious activity occurring within accounting, financial, and communicational data. Corey also specializes in the operations and technology enablement of Compliance programs.

Corey has significant experience working with global companies in heavily regulated industries. He is often engaged to assist with designing, developing, and implementing compliance monitoring solutions and platforms. His efforts have included the design and implementation of predictive, risk-based models as well as other forensic data mining techniques in both proactive control frameworks and large-scale global investigations.