Neil Jeans has a background in financial crime risk management, spanning over 25 years, including working within Law Enforcement agencies investigating financial crime, including domestic and international fraud and money laundering.

Neil was the founding Joint-Chair of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Australasian Chapter, and is a member of the Chapter’s Advisory Board.

Neil runs a specialist AML/CFT consultancy practice providing advice and support to businesses subject to AML/CTF regulation, including undertaking reviews on the adequacy of AML/CTF systems controls and advisory services concerning regulatory compliance and regulatory enforcement activity. AUSTRAC appointed Neil as their expert witness in the civil claims against CBA and Westpac for AML/CTF breaches, which resulted in CBA paying a settlement of $700 million in 2018, and Westpac paying a settlement of $1.3 billion in 2020.