About Bruno
Bruno Gomes is a Managing Director in FTI Consulting’s Data & Analytics practice based in London. With more than 15 years of experience in financial crime projects, he brings extensive experience in areas such as anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) and economic sanctions.
Bruno has a proven track record in orchestrating the setup, management and successful delivery of large-scale regulatory, look-back and remediation projects, as well as the implementation of business-as-usual operating improvements. Throughout his career, Bruno has delivered impactful projects across diverse industries, including banking, insurance, logistics and education, with a client portfolio spanning both Europe and the United States.
Bruno is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (“CAMS”) and has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Computer Science. Bruno seamlessly integrates his technical education with this financial crime expertise. This unique blend enables him to deliver innovative, technology-driven and data-centric solutions to clients.
Relevant Experience:
- Responding to a cease and desist order from a U.S. Federal Banking regulator, Bruno conducted an independent assessment of the financial institution's list management programs responsible for overseeing sanctions lists across various jurisdictions. This comprehensive evaluation involved scrutinizing and testing the programs for their reliability, completeness and coverage.
- Serving as the leader of the on-site analytics team, Bruno spearheaded a substantial AML and sanctions investigation project for one of the largest retail banks in the Nordic region. In this capacity, he supervised a team of more than 15 data and analytics experts, overseeing the evaluation of the IT landscape and the acquisition of more than 50 terabytes of structured data. Additionally, Bruno played a pivotal role in creating a customized platform for reviewing customer data and implementing methodologies to screen payments and customer data for AML and sanctions compliance. Throughout the project, Bruno collaborated closely with legal counsel, contributing to ongoing regulatory responses and culminating in the production of a comprehensive and extensive investigation report.
- Leading his team of data and analytics experts, Bruno navigated an AML regulatory inquiry for a global banking group in response to regulatory oversight. This inquiry required the extraction, loading, and transformation of a large population of Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) messages, involving the analysis of hundreds of millions of transactions sourced from different systems around the world.
Certifications
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (“CAMS”)
Education
B.S., Computer Science, University of Minho
M.S., Computer Science, University of Minho
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Contact
T: +44 20 3727 1726
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Office
200 Aldersgate
Aldersgate Street
London EC1A 4HD
United Kingdom
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Expertise
Anti-money Laundering
Data & Analytics
OFAC Investigations
Regulatory Investigations
Sanctions Investigations & Compliance
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